Roots and Futures: A Transatlantic Perspective on Black Land and Food Sovereignty

Join us for the culminating event of the Reimagining Land theme, as we gather to reflect, connect, and celebrate with a public conversation between Rashid Awari (CEHDA-GHANA and WIACT) and Eric Jackson (Black Yield Institute), moderated by Anand Pandian (Johns Hopkins University) and Nicole Labruto (Johns Hopkins University). This special event brings together voices from Ghana and Baltimore in dialogue for a transatlantic perspective on Black land and food sovereignty.

The themes guiding this conversation arise from shared questions and lived experiences: How are African and African American communities reclaiming identity in the face of historical misrepresentation and racial prejudice? What roles do language, ancestral knowledge, and oral history play in the healing of personal and collective wounds? How might traditions—from the Gonja lifeways in Ghana to the foodways of Black Baltimore—offer pathways toward environmental and social repair?

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