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UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

‘Queen Sugar’ Author Natalie Baszile on the New Black Farming Revolution

UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

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News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In a week that marks one year since George Floyd's death, there’s no better time to talk about cultivating the world we deserve. Queen Sugar author Natalie Baszile believes that true Black freedom is tied to land ownership, food sovereignty, and a renewed dedication to the soil. She talks to Brittany about her new anthology that’s been making waves, We Are Each Other’s Harvest, and how a new generation of young, Black farmers are returning to the land and building upon the legacy of their ancestors. Plus, Brittany brings us the latest Untrending News.  Here’s a list of the resources Natalie mentions in this episode: Soul Fire Farm - Reparations map to donate land to Black farmers (https://www.soulfirefarm.org/get-involved/reparations/)  The Tall Grass Food Box - CSA program (https://www.tallgrassnc.com/) Planet FWD - For coordinating organic food supply (https://planetfwd.com/)  Jubilee Justice - A Black farmer funding alternative to the USDA (https://www.jubileejustice.org/our-mission) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey listeners it's me Britney

0:07.1

Today's episode is brought to you by our sponsor better help the world's largest e-counseling platform, which makes professional counseling,

0:15.3

accessible, affordable, and convenient.

0:18.1

I've told y'all many times before.

0:20.0

I believe in God and therapy. And you know talking about mental health is so important.

0:25.0

There's so much happening in the world right now,

0:28.0

but it's important that everyone be kind to yourselves

0:31.0

and remember you need to take care of yourself.

0:35.0

So just remember, grace is required beginning with yourself and if you're looking for more resources on mental health,

0:42.8

we got you covered.

0:43.9

Later on in this episode,

0:45.3

you'll hear from a therapist brought to you

0:47.4

by our sponsor, Better Health. Hey y'all it's Brittany. So this past Tuesday marked the one year commemoration of

1:11.5

George Floyd's death and I was really heartened to see some

1:15.6

of the memorial events and the deeply personal remembrance is honoring his life.

1:29.0

Many have also been commenting on, you know, the progress that has been made in the past year. And there has absolutely been some critically important progress,

1:33.3

especially in local grassroots arenas.

1:37.7

But as I reflected on George Floyd this week,

1:40.5

I also read up on some sobering numbers. According to the New York Times, white

1:47.8

people are actually less supportive of Black Lives Matter now than they were at the beginning of 2020.

1:56.0

Yeah, that's right.

1:57.0

White support for the movement may have peaked after George Floyd's death,

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