Food Justice
The Grocery Gap: Race, Redlining, and the Architecture of Hunger
How decades of deliberate disinvestment shaped which communities eat well — and which ones don't. A historical reckoning with the geography of food access.
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LaDonna Sanders Redmond
Food Justice Speaker · Historian · Scholar
“Food is not just sustenance — it is history, power, and the terrain on which justice is won or lost.”
— LaDonna Sanders Redmond
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LaDonna brings two decades of food justice advocacy, historical research, and community organizing to stages across the country. Her talks challenge audiences to see food systems as sites of racial and economic power — and possibility.
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One-on-one and organizational consultations for nonprofits, universities, and advocates working at the intersection of food, race, and community power.
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Long-form writing on food justice, Black history, and the politics of nourishment. Published here and in journals, magazines, and anthologies.
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History
Black Agrarianism and the Radical Tradition of Growing Your Own
From Reconstruction-era freedmen's farms to urban community gardens, the act of growing food has always been an act of resistance.
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Community
What We Mean When We Say Food Sovereignty
The term has been adopted by everyone from policy wonks to grocery chains. Here's what it actually means — and why it matters who gets to define it.
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University of Illinois ChicagoTEDxCivil EatsSlow Food USANational Black Food & Justice AllianceThe Atlantic
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