These same inequalities proliferate into our current food system, creating vast disparities in access to food and land. As a growing number of movements seek to dismantle our current food system in hopes of erecting one founded on principles of sustainability, health and justice, we must also acknowledge that food justice is racial justice. There can be no food sovereignty without sovereignty for all peoples. People of color are four times more likely to live in a food desert and are often concentrated around fast food restaurants and simple convenience stores. The intent of this article is not to serve as a complete history or explanation of the current food injustices perpetuated by structural racism, but, rather, to serve as a resource for further education and ways to support racially-just food sovereignty movements.

Source: Daily Sun June 11, 2020 20:03 UTC