Not believing Black women is a public health crisis.
“A prophet is not welcome in their hometown.”
The fight is against food and stress related illness.
%
of Black inmates have mental health concerns.
%
of Black people die prematurely, compared to white folks.
years
difference in life expectancy between Black and white people.
X
–the increased odds of Black women dying during childbirth vs white mothers.
Interconnected food justice activists
The absurdity is systemic. I’m not the only woman of color who’s catching hell trying to do the right thing, whatever the field is. We are not taken seriously. Overlooked. Tokenized. Disrespected. On an almost daily basis. And then it just wears on you internally.
– GERMAINE JENKINS
It really takes a special person to be able to do this work in earnest, and make the sacrifices, cause it does require a lot of sacrifices, and your own blood, sweat, and tears to make it work.
– Erika Allen
I think Fresh Future Farm at its heart is partly a social experiment; it uses food as a jumping off point to solve a lot of other social problems.
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