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Episode Synopsis
In this fourth and final episode of BRAIDEd Season 1, host Keionna Thomas sits down with Cicely Garrett, co-executive director of the National Black Food and Justice Alliance, to examine the intersection of policy, racial justice, and economic opportunity in agriculture. They discuss the shortcomings of the Inflation Reduction Act, the historical parallels between current farm bill debates and 1968 civil rights legislation, and the critical shift from "coming to get our check" to building sovereign food systems rooted in black self-determination. Garrett emphasizes the importance of coupling policy demands with institution building co-ops, land trusts, and legal defense infrastructure, while highlighting that 70% of the world's land stewards are women, making black women central to any vision of agricultural liberation and climate resilience.
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