Racism is the systemic mistreatment of people based on their ethnicity or skin color. It affects all aspects of our society, including our food system. While racism has no biological foundation, the socioeconomic and political structures that exploit people of color, alongside the widespread misinformation about race, cultures, and ethnic groups, make racism one of…
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How much does it cost to buy a loaf of bread, go to a fast-food restaurant, or order from a pizza chain? Due to industrial agriculture, food can be purchased at rock-bottom prices. Bread fetches prices as low as $2 a loaf. A fast-food meal combo can cost only $5. It’s possible to order a…
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Systemic racism and white supremacy have shaped our current food system for hundreds of years, from forced slave labor on plantations to land theft from black and indigenous farmers to inequitable distribution of farm subsidies to the food apartheid we see in black and brown neighborhoods today. Poor access to healthy food creates devastating health disparities for people of color. Lack of food security and…
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