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Robin Margolis

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"She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared." on @Food52 food52.com/blog/18949-she…


"She Invented Banana Ketchup & Saved Thousands of Lives. Why Have We Never Heard of Her?" on @Food52 food52.com/blog/24700-mar…


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"How do I see racism in the US co-op movement?" Jessica Gordon Nembhard asks & names six ways in @npquarterly: missing in action, white privilege, erasure, class & gentrification, #coops as colonizing agents & lack of cooperation. #blacklivesmatter nonprofitquarterly.org/racial-equity-…


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Tortillerias named "Sanitary" once dotted Texas. Part of the reason for use of the word was to push back against racism. "Death Lurks in Tortillas," an op-ed stated. My deep dive into their history featuring the only remaining such tortilla factory. texasmonthly.com/food/dirty-rea…


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Belated note to this week's obits for B. Smith: As a restaurateur, she recentered Black politicians, entrepreneurs and artists in the heart of midtown, at a crucial time in NYC history. Percy Sutton and August Wilson were regulars, Jesse Jackson held breakfast summits there.


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In an iconic photo from 60 years ago, four young African American men sit at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and stare resolutely back at the photographer behind them. Behind the counter is a young busboy. His name was Charles Bess. Today, his story. bittersoutherner.com/southern-persp…

BitterSouth's tweet image. In an iconic photo from 60 years ago, four young African American men sit at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and stare resolutely back at the photographer behind them. Behind the counter is a young busboy. His name was Charles Bess. Today, his story. bittersoutherner.com/southern-persp…
BitterSouth's tweet image. In an iconic photo from 60 years ago, four young African American men sit at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and stare resolutely back at the photographer behind them. Behind the counter is a young busboy. His name was Charles Bess. Today, his story. bittersoutherner.com/southern-persp…

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Race was developed at the same time as capitalism was enclosing and commodifying land. It's how they enclosed and commodified people


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It’s the first day of #Kwanzaa - #Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Today we lift up Black women who’s work embodies this principle, like Ella Baker. #CiteBlackWomen 👏🏾📚✍🏾❤️

citeblackwomen's tweet image. It’s the first day of #Kwanzaa - #Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Today we lift up Black women who’s work embodies this principle, like Ella Baker. #CiteBlackWomen 👏🏾📚✍🏾❤️

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Reem’s will transform the Mission Pie space into SF’s first Arab bakery sf.eater.com/2019/11/12/209…

eatersf's tweet image. Reem’s will transform the Mission Pie space into SF’s first Arab bakery sf.eater.com/2019/11/12/209…

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C.G. Jung — 'Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.' This is the keystone to my approach to land management.


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In 1910, black farmers owned about 14 percent of American farms. By 2012, the number dropped to 1.5 percent. Here’s the story of one of those families, told with intimacy and grace. nytimes.com/2019/11/06/bus… via @NYTimes


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The grave gardener program accepted 150 out of 250 applicants in 2017. Each are assigned a cradle grave or two to tend as if it were a dear relative’s final resting place. trib.al/MhQBEyA


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“If governments really want to make a serious change, they have to buckle down and they have to listen to what indigenous people are saying. Stop saying it on their behalf and ask them what they think.” latimes.com/environment/st…


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“An elder told me that it was time to replant the chestnut forests in the east, space them apart so disease would not wipe them out; to clear the understory of the forests to make room for the deer again.” Thanks @CivilEats for reporting on my PhD work. tinyurl.com/yyps9h8t

civileats.com

The Native Musician and Poet Revitalizing Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Artist and activist Lyla June hopes to revive traditional foodways—including kelp gardens and piñon forests—as a way to strengthen indigenous food sovereignty.


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It takes a village to tell a complex tale. Big thanks @ellenfork for assigning, @CarolynAlburger for logistical support, @mattbuchanan for astute & attentive editing, @sdschuyler for calm & focused fact-checking & @theygotemma for eagle-eyed copy editing. tinyurl.com/y3zqlw5c

sf.eater.com

Daniel Patterson’s Restaurant Revolution That Wasn’t

The partnerships between the Bay Area restaurateur and three rising star chefs were groundbreaking. So why did they end?


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I'm so proud to share a piece for @taste_cooking I wrote about @thejemimacode and her work, legacy, and gorgeous new book #Jubilee, out 11/5. I hope you love reading the wisdom she shares as much as I did hearing it. tastecooking.com/interview-with…


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