{"id":139,"date":"2021-12-08T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/capstone-foodjustice\/contemporary-black-food-justice-and-female-food-activists\/"},"modified":"2021-12-11T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T05:16:22","slug":"contemporary-black-food-justice-and-female-food-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/capstone-foodjustice\/contemporary-black-food-justice-and-female-food-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Black Food Justice and Female Food Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Food justice movements of the 20th century \u2013 and the women who spearheaded them \u2013 continue to have a large impact on other Black food justice initiatives. Even before the turn of the century, other communities and organizations were taking inspiration from Black food activists; The Young Lords Organization, a Party committed to the self-determination and liberation of Puerto Ricans, was founded in the late 1960s after direct inspiration from the Black Panther Party.<\/span>1<\/span><\/sup><\/a> Similar to the Panthers, the Young Lords established a variety of mutual aid initiatives including a free-breakfast program Here, Party members (particularly female members) could deeply engage with the surrounding community (mainly women and children).<\/span>2<\/span><\/sup><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, despite the US government making continuous efforts to shut down the BPP, the BPP\u2019s breakfast programs in California pressured the Reagan administration to implement a free state breakfast program. Even further, the model of the BPP\u2019s breakfast program is followed by all federal school breakfast programs in public schools today.<\/span>3<\/span><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

In the 21st century, there are greater numbers of individuals engaging with food justice initiatives, particularly as the pandemic has amplified economic disparity and chronic food insecurity. Furthermore, with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in recent years, people are becoming more aware of the intersections between food justice and Black lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

This section works to highlight BIPOC women involved in contemporary food justice movements and how their work relates to that of the BPP, Fannie Lou Hamer, and other 20th century events.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n

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