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Foodand easy access to itis a universal right.
These truths are not new.
Nor did they ever benefit from the lucrative profits their labor created for their white enslavers.
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After the Civil War, Black people experienced another form of violence in the form of sharecropping.
By the 1920s, there wereover 900,000 Black farmersin the United States.
Food, as well as access to certain foods, shapes the food culture of communities.
This left a vacuum that has been filled by dollar stores, fast-food chains, and liquor stores.
Oftentimes, there is the misconception that access to the variables that allow us to express health is equitable.
This is not the case.
Many times, this is because people of color are less likely to haveaccess to consistent, high-quality care.
The blame is internalized as shamewhich only further impacts their health and well-being.
to improve the health of these communities, we must address these massive, systemic injustices.
First, we must educate ourselves.
Beyond the self, our systems need to change.
We need diverse voices in decision-making and leadership positions in local, state, and federal governments.
Communities need funding to thrive, too.
Reinvesting in marginalized communities is vital to systemic change.
This may seem beyond the individual but its not.
Individuals can commit to learning and advocating for structural changes in their communities.
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