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NBFJA Book Club

Our work is rooted in connecting our hearts and whole selves in creating political space together. Check out our reading list below from our virtual book club, hosted by lauren m. jones of yes, please.

additional Readings

• Black Farmers Pigford Case and Settlement

• Black Farming and Land Loss: A History

• “Youth Food Justice Zine”

• “Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow”

• Black Farming, Self Determination, and Resilience

• Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice

• A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place to Call Home

Films/Videos

• “Homecoming”

• “Banished”

• Soul Food Junkies

• “Life and Debt”

• Detroit Urban Agriculture Movement Looks to Reclaim Motor City

• Fault Lines: For Sale: the American Dream

• Taking over, Taking back (Password: “homes”)

Webinars 

Striving for Black Food Sovereignty – Stewards for the Land

Today, we’re talking to Dr. Jasmine Ratliff, who goes by Dr. Jas, and is an applied food systems research and policy specialist, and co-executive director of the National Black Food and Justice Alliance. She believes that your zip code should not determine your life expectancy and that building relationships are essential to creating a sustainable and just food system.

Sanford School of Public Policy Podcast at Duke July 14, 2022

Black Feminist freedom dreams - NBFJA co-founder, dara cooper

“Black Feminist Freedom Dreams: Food Sovereignty and the Urgency of Intersectional Movement Building” What will it take to truly transform the food system? What is ultimately our north star within the food movement? During this presentation, food movement activist and organizer Dara Cooper, National Organizer for the National Black Food and Justice Alliance, calls on the brilliance of Black feminist theory and praxis to ground us in imagining a path forward towards food sovereignty. Leaning on historical and contemporary examples, we will explore why race, class and gender is essential to understanding our work towards justice in the food system. We will also explore how we understand food justice and food sovereignty in the context of our ultimate goal---freedom.

University of Michigan | Food Literacy for All | April 9, 2019

What's Land Got to Do with It? The Role Land Plays in Our Social Movements: Past, Present, & Future

This session sought to make space and learn from frontline leaders working at the intersection of climate justice, sovereignty and land justice. The conversation acknowledged the history and current work of the Land Justice Movement while exploring the relationships on the ground that are paving the way for future generations to advocate for transformative change as we face systemic racism and the dire realities of climate change.

November 17, 2020

An Evening with Mrs. Shirley Sherrod and Dr. Monica White

New Communities is one of the first community land trusts (legal structures) in the country and continues the legacy today on a 1600+ acre retreat and conference center. See this pre-recorded discussion on exciting new leadership opportunities with New Communities and Southwest Georgia Project and all of the incredible work they're up to. Mrs. Shirley Sherrod was joined by Dr. Monica White to discuss some of the historical legacy and contemporary visions and plans forward.

November 19, 2020