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Episode Rewind- Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project: Tackling Racism & Rice

12.25.2023 - By Laura Flanders, Curious CommunicationsPlay

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A bold experiment is taking place among Black farmers in the Southeast — a story of hope in an area with a history of plantation slavery, land theft and white violence. The Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project is pioneering regenerative farming practices as a means to address systemic racism. Join Laura Flanders on-location from Alexandria, Louisiana in this exclusive report.

Guests:

Nwamaka Agbo: CEO, Kataly Foundation & Managing Director, Restorative Economies Fund

Donna Isaac: Farmer, Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project

Myles Gaines: Head of Innovation & Experimentation, Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project

Konda Mason: Founder & President, Jubilee Justice

Shirley Sherrod: Executive Director, Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education; Co-Founder, New Communities, Inc.; U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Equity Commission

Bernard Winn: Operations Specialist & Mill Manager, Jubilee Justice Black Farmers Rice Project

Caryl Levine and Ken Lee: Co-Founders & Co-CEOs, Lotus Foods; Partners with Jubilee Justice Black Farmers' Rice Project

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