Tracing Red Lines and Food Insecurity in Birmingham, Alabama
When fifth-generation Birmingham, AL native Randi Pink started looking for her first home to buy, she realized there were no neighborhoods in her hometown that could offer both great food options and ...
26 Sep 201829min
How Redlining Helped Create Food Insecurity
Redlining effectively segregated U.S. cities for decades, and precipitated divestment from low-income neighborhoods. Those same neighborhoods are the ones struggling with food insecurity today. Next w...
19 Sep 201810min
The Role of Ethnic Markets & Bodegas in Addressing Food Insecurity
The traditional definition of the term "food desert" leaves out ethnic markets, which means these small food havens are also often left out of policy discussions and support programs. In this episode ...
12 Sep 201816min
The Web of Poverty, Racism, and Sexism Surrounding Food Insecurity
In the first episode of our first season, Civil Eats contributing editor Twilight Greenaway joins us to talk about the complexities of food access and how it relates to everything from urban planning ...
5 Sep 201827min
Welcome to The 51, from DAME Magazine
In each season of DAME Magazine's The 51, we'll take a national issue and explore what it looks like for women living in communities throughout the country. In season 1, we're tackling food deserts. B...
20 Mar 20182min
