Department or Program
Environmental Studies
Abstract
This thesis explores Black food justice organizations in Oakland and Detroit that tackle issues of food security in low income communities of color. I discuss how food deserts are a product of constant discrimination and marginalization perpetuated by racist laws and policies and explain how urban gardening helps Black people regain control of the food system and promotes empowerment and self-determination.
Level of Access
Open Access
First Advisor
Sonja Pieck
Date of Graduation
5-2018
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Recommended Citation
Cohen, Joakim Ethan, "Colorful Gardens and Empowerment: Black Resistance and Self-Determination through Urban Farming" (2018). Standard Theses. 168.
https://scarab.bates.edu/envr_studies_theses/168
Number of Pages
52
Open Access
Available to all.