Race and food

Ashante Reese is Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, and she’s the Author of Black Food Geographies and co-editor of the recent collection Black Food Matters.

A Conversation With Ashanté Reese On “Racial Justice In The Wake Of Food Justice”

Kayte Young

What is possible when we listen to Black people’s food stories beyond an all encompassing narrative of lack?

In their first year as farm owners, Nic Garza and Marie O'Neill are learning what works best on this particular plot of land.

Vegan Food, Venezuelan Music, Radical Farming

Kayte Young

Young farmers at Outlier Farmstead say you can’t avoid politics on the farm, and band member Dani Dubuto cooks vegan food on the road.

Black Food Matters--A Conversation With Ashanté Reese

Kayte Young

What is possible when we listen to Black people’s food stories beyond an all encompassing narrative of lack?

Shane Bernardo tends to cucumber vines growing in a hoop house

Hoosier Young Farmers, Detroit Growers And Food Justice

Kayte Young

The cofounder of the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition tells us what it means to be a young farmer today and grower Shane Bernardo talks about organizing around food justice in Detroit.

Farming And Racial Politics; Music And Vegan Cooking

Kayte Young

Young farmers at Outlier Farmstead say you can’t avoid politics on the farm, and band member Dani Dubuto cooks vegan food on the road.

Marcia Chatelain's book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America was released in January, 2020, from W. W.Norton.

The Surprising Role Of Fast Food Franchises In The Black Community

Kayte Young

A new book by Marcia Chatelain complicates the relationship between McDonald’s and the Black community.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard help distribute food in Abbeville, South Carolina in support of Second Harvest Food Bank, May 1, 2020.

From The Global Pandemic To The National Racial Reckoning--Food Is Central

Kayte Young

Food Justice Organizer and Urban Farmer Suzanne Babb talks with Earth Eats about what the pandemic is bringing to light about our emergency food systems and how we might choose a different path forward.