Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.

In this book, Ashante M. Reese makes clear the structural forces that determine food access in urban areas, highlighting Black residents' navigation of and resistance to unequal food distribution systems. Linking these local food issues to the national problem of systemic racism, Reese examines the history of the majority-Black Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, Reese not only documents racism and residential segregation in the nation's capital but also tracks the ways transnational food corporations have shaped food availability. By connecting community members' stories to the larger issues of racism and gentrification, Reese shows there are hundreds of Deanwoods across the country.

Reese's geographies of self-reliance offer an alternative to models that depict Black residents as lacking agency, demonstrating how an ethnographically grounded study can locate and amplify nuances in how Black life unfolds within the context of unequal food access.

Author: Ashanté M. Reese
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/29/2019
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781469651491
ISBN10: 1469651491
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Social Science | Agriculture & Food (see also Political Science | Public Poli
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban