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Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid
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Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid

Johns Hopkins University

Explore the historical and spiritual connections of Black communities to land and agriculture, emphasizing ancestral food practices and food sovereignty.

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About this Course

Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid is a series where we dive deep into the historical, ancestral, and spiritual connections that Black people have to land and agriculture. Throughout this course, we encourage participants to learn about their ancestral foodways, agrarian practices, and spiritual connections. These sessions share wisdom and highlight the importance of food sovereignty, rebuilding community, and land based living. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual and ancestral relationships that many Black people have to a higher power, land, plants, and each other. Participants will walk away from this series with an understanding of the many benefits of gardening and farming, including but not limited to social capital, collective agency, physical wellbeing, deepened spiritual connections, community resilience, economic autonomy, organizing, mobilizing, and improved mental and emotional health. Participants will leave this session with the desire to learn more about their own familial relationships to food and land, as well as a greater understanding of Black agriculture

What You'll Learn

  • Learn about ancestral foodways and traditional agrarian practices
  • Understand spiritual connections of Black communities to land and plants
  • Recognize the importance of food sovereignty and community rebuilding
  • Gain deeper insight into familial and spiritual relationships to food and land

Prerequisites

  • None necessary

Instructors

A

Ashley B. Gripper, PhD, MPH

RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars

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Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Topics

Public Health
Health
Environmental Science and Sustainability
Physical Science and Engineering
Advocacy
Environment and Resource Management
Community Organizing
Community Development
Cultural Diversity
Social Justice

Course Info

PlatformCoursera
LevelUnknown
PacingUnknown
PriceFree

Skills

الصحة العامة
الصحة
العلوم البيئية والاستدامة
العلوم الفيزيائية والهندسة
الدعوة والمناصرة
إدارة البيئة والموارد
تنظيم المجتمع
تطوير المجتمع
Cultural Diversity
Social Justice

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