Amirio Freeman is a Black Queer Artist/Food Systems Advocate. Amirio is an Advocacy Specialist at Feeding America and advocates for resources and opportunities for food-insecure folks.
Amirio is also the founder of @beinggreenwhileblack an archive that visually highlights reclaiming the greenness of Blackness.
As if all of these initiatives weren’t enough - Amirio has also co-founded/created a mutual aid fund to support Black LGBQT+ youth. Support here: bit.ly/emptyyourvenmo
In this episode, we discuss reclaiming The greenness of Blackness, the anti-hunger v. food justice movement, violence that charities can perpetuate, food as healing, mutual aid for justice, Black LGBQT+ rights and more.