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Sistah Vegan Blog:
A Critical Race Feminist's Journey Through the 'Ethical Foodscape'...and Beyond
Nov 19, 2015
Invest in Eliminating [Un]conscious Bias on UC Berkeley Campus
As some of you know, I started a new position at UC Berkeley in the Equity and Inclusion unit. I manage the Multicultural Education...
Nov 16, 2015
Ben Carson, Syrian Refugees, and Facebook Advertisements Supporting ‘Free [Hate] Speech’
Facebook, thank you for allowing Ben Carson to advertise on Facebook. He is an Islamaphobe and plants seeds of hate which give people the...
Nov 14, 2015
Paris, Selective Grief, and Outrage: When You’re Brown, Your Screams Make No Sound….
I am not dismissing the pain and suffering of France’s people right now. This post does not seek to do that at all. Regardless of...
Nov 11, 2015
For Whom Should Ethiopian Cuisine Be ‘Demystified?’: Vegan ‘Ethnic’ Cookbook
Earlier this year, I received a newsletter about the announcement of a new cookbook, Teff Love. After reading the marketing language for...
Nov 11, 2015
Getting Real About Race: A Starter Toolkit for Understanding Race in Ethical Consumption (Veganism,
I have spent the last 10 years writing and giving lectures about how whiteness impacts ethical consumption and beyond in the USA. The...
Nov 10, 2015
The US Farm Bill: Corporate Power and Structural Racialization in the United States Food System
I am happy to report that the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley just released the report below. Click on the...
Nov 9, 2015
My Afro Does Not Fit into My Bike Helmet: The Adventures of a [Black] Vegan Hero
Dr. Amie Breeze Harper posing to show her new Vegan Hero Cape after receiving an Unsung Vegan Hero Award for 2015 from the Pollination...
Nov 9, 2015
Revisiting ‘All Lives Matter’ as a Racial Micro-Aggression Amongst [Mostly] White ‘
I wrote this post below at the beginning of January 2015, but I would like to repost this again after reading Lauren Ornelas’ November...
Nov 8, 2015
SisTot Vegans: Eczema Friendly Bamboo Washcloths and Nettles Soup (Review)
Straight from the babes’ mouths, here is what they think about their new washcloths. They are tough critiques because they always think...
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