The Afros + Knives Miniseries: Devita Davison of FoodLab Detroit

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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“When I think about the movements that Black women have given us and have sustained just in this generation, I have to wonder why is it that people don’t listen to and follow Black women?” asked FoodLab Detroit Executive Director Devita Davison, citing Black Lives Matter, Black Girl Magic, Free Our Girls, Say Her Name, Me Too, misogynoir, self-care, and intersectionality. Devita joins host Tiffani Rozier for the final episode of the Afros + Knives miniseries. Tune in to hear Devita discuss her life as a first-generation Detroiter, how Hurricane Sandy inspired her to return to her roots, and her work at the Food Lab, where a community of local culinary entrepreneurs is committed to dismantling racism within the food system. “For me, it is more important for our work to be guided by the voices of the people whose bodies sit at the intersection of oppression,” says Devita. “When those bodies become free, we all become free.”

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Effers-A-Nice podcast miniseries on Radio Cherry Bomb. I am your host, Tiffany
0:17.3	Roseir, and this is the final episode. Sadly, it is time for me to bid you all adieu.
0:24.4	Thank you to the Cherry Bomb crew for their kindness. It has been an amazing opportunity.
0:29.4	Each interview has left a lasting impact on me, and I hope you as well. If you enjoyed these
0:34.9	interviews, be sure to listen to the regular weekly episodes of the Afro's and Knives podcast, which is available anywhere you listen to your favorite podcast. You are now a part of the Afro's and Knives community, the dopest click in podcasting. Today's interview is with the executive director of Food Lab Detroit and hands down one of my favorite humans, DeVita Davison.
0:57.6	She is unquestionably the goat.
1:00.6	Her work centers around those who are most affected by an unjust food system.
1:05.2	She supports a community of local culinary entrepreneurs who are committed to dismantling racism within that system.
1:12.6	She believes investment into the development of businesses owned by black people can
1:17.5	usher in a new economy defined by equitable growth. To achieve this mission, Food Lab Detroit
1:24.0	provides these community leaders with access to education, mentoring, peer-to-peer
1:29.3	exchange opportunities, and a stipend-based six-month fellowship opportunity. My conversation with
1:35.7	DeVita explores her life as a first-generation Detroiter, her passion for farming, and how losing
1:41.7	her home on Long Island to Hurricane Sandy inspired her to return to the city of her roots.
1:47.6	Thank you to the folks at Traeger Grills and Global Cutlery USA for supporting this week's conversation. This miniseries quite literally couldn't have happened without you. We'll be right back with DeVita Davison after this word from Trager Grills.
2:02.6	It's summertime, and I love to get out of the kitchen and light up the grill.
2:07.7	Nothing makes me happier than fire, a little smoke, and a really good char.
2:13.5	Okay, maybe one thing makes me happier.
2:15.6	And that's Trager Wood Fired Grills, sponsoring the Afros
2:19.3	and Knives miniseries on Radio Cherry Bomb. I know great cooking requires great tools, and
2:25.1	Trigger makes the best-selling wood-fired grills around. Having a Trigger grill set you up to
2:30.0	master the art of cooking outdoors. In addition, Traeger is making a special donation to support
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