{"product_id":"black-food-matters","title":"Black Food Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at Black food and the challenges it faces today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For Black Americans, the food system is broken. When it comes to nutrition, Black consumers experience an unjust and inequitable distribution of resources. \u003ci\u003eBlack Food Matters\u003c\/i\u003e examines these issues through in-depth essays that analyze how Blackness is contested through food, differing ideas of what makes our sustenance “healthy,” and Black individuals’ own beliefs about what their cuisine should be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Primarily written by nonwhite scholars, and framed through a focus on Black agency instead of deprivation, the essays here showcase Black communities fighting for the survival of their food culture. The book takes readers into the real world of Black sustenance, examining animal husbandry practices in South Carolina, the work done by the Black Panthers to ensure food equality, and Black women who are pioneering urban agriculture. These essays also explore individual and community values, the influence of history, and the ongoing struggle to meet needs and affirm Black life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A comprehensive look at Black food culture and the various forms of violence that threaten the future of this cuisine, \u003ci\u003eBlack Food Matters\u003c\/i\u003e centers Blackness in a field that has too often framed Black issues through a white-centric lens, offering new ways to think about access, privilege, equity, and justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors: Adam Bledsoe, U of Minnesota; Billy Hall; Analena Hope Hassberg, California State Polytechnic U, Pomona; Yuson Jung, Wayne State U; Kimberly Kasper, Rhodes College; Tyler McCreary, Florida State U; Andrew Newman, Wayne State U; Gillian Richards-Greaves, Coastal Carolina U; Monica M. White, U of Wisconsin–Madison; Brian Williams, Mississippi State U; Judith Williams, Florida International U; Psyche Williams-Forson, U of Maryland, College Park; Willie J. Wright, Rutgers U.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219596661080,"sku":"9781517908140","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781517908140.jpg?v=1776845718","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/black-food-matters","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}