

Black Food Matters
Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice
Author: Ashanté M. Reese, Hanna Garth
Narrator: Allyson Johnson
Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 01/26/2021
Synopsis
Primarily written by nonwhite scholars, and framed through a focus on Black agency instead of deprivation, the essays here showcase Black communities fighting for the survival of their food culture. The book takes listeners into the real world of Black sustenance, examining animal husbandry practices in South Carolina, the work done by the Black Panthers to ensure food equality, and Black women who are pioneering urban agriculture. These essays also explore individual and community values, the influence of history, and the ongoing struggle to meet needs and affirm Black life.
A comprehensive look at Black food culture and the various forms of violence that threaten the future of this cuisine, Black Food Matters centers Blackness in a field that has too often framed Black issues through a white-centric lens, offering new ways to think about access, privilege, equity, and justice.