{"product_id":"black-earth-wisdom-soulful-conversations-with-black-environmentalists-isbn-9780063160897","title":"Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Soulful, spirited, and often joyful, \u003ci\u003eBlack Earth Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is sustained by a deep reverence for the Earth and its ‘symbiotic living ecosystems.’ The result is a potent look at the overlap between the environmental and racial justice movements.”—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people’s spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate, curated by the acclaimed author of Farming While Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman reminds us that ecological humility and ancestral wisdom are an intrinsic part of Black cultural heritage. While racial capitalism has attempted to sever our connection to the sacred earth for 400 years, Black people have long seen the land and water as family and understood the intrinsic value of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking anthology brings together today’s most respected and influential Black environmentalist voices —leaders who have cultivated the skill of listening to the Earth —to share the lessons they have learned. These varied and distinguished experts include Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Alice Walker; the first Queen Mother and official spokesperson for the Gullah\/Geechee Nation, Queen Quet; marine biologist, policy expert, and founder and president of Ocean Collectiv, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Land Loss Prevention Project, Savi Horne. In this important work of climate justice, \u003ci\u003eBlack Earth Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, they address the essential connection between nature and our survival and how runaway consumption and corporate insatiability are harming the earth and every facet of American society, engendering racial violence, food apartheid, and climate injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose whose skin is the color of soil are reviving their ancestral and ancient practice of listening to the earth for guidance. A core tenet of Afro-Indigenous thought, Penniman makes clear that the fight for racial and environmental justice demands that people put our planet first and defer to nature as our ultimate teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Walker • adrienne maree brown • Dr. Ross Gay • Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson • Rue Mapp • Dr. Carolyn Finney • Audrey Peterman • Awise Agbaye Wande Abimbola • Ibrahim Abdul-Matin • Kendra Pierre-Louis • Latria Graham • Dr. Lauret Savoy •Ira Wallace • Savi Horne • Dr. Claudia Ford • Dr. J. Drew Lanham • Dr. Leni Sorensen • Queen Quet • Toshi Reagon • Yeye Luisah Teish • Yonnette Fleming • Naima Penniman • Angelou Ezeilo • James Edward Mills • Teresa Baker • Pandora Thomas • Toi Scott • Aleya Fraser • Chris Bolden-Newsome • Dr. Joshua Bennett • B. Anderson • Chris Hill • Greg Watson • T. Morgan Dixon • Dr. Dorceta Taylor • Colette Pichon Battle • Dillon Bernard • Sharon Lavigne • Steve Curwood • and Babalawo Enroue Halfkenny\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A moving and powerful how-to book for Black farmers to reclaim the occupation and the contributions of the BIPOC community that introduced sustainable agriculture.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Leah Penniman is . . . opening the door for the next generation of farmers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBS This Morning on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary book...part agricultural guide, part revolutionary manifesto.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Leah is truly changing our food system, one bite at a time.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePBS on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eFarming While Black\u003c\/em\u003e offers a guide to reclaiming food systems from white supremacy.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBon Appetit on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Soulful, spirited, and often joyful, [Black Earth Wisdom] is sustained by a deep reverence for the Earth and its “symbiotic living ecosystems.” The result is a potent look at the overlap between the environmental and racial justice movements.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provides practical tools along with a beautiful visionary template for practicing land development that is rooted in healing and transformation.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrisse Khan-Cullors on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A guidebook to dismantle systemic racism.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil Eats on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Penniman is part of a growing movement to reclaim Black farmers’ hard-won place in our country’s agriculture.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Jones on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What I find so important about the work that [Penniman does] is that it’s reconnecting things that were torn asunder [and] challenging assumptions.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine on Farming While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Penniman and the interviewees offer a staggering range of reparative projects, including farms and community agricultural projects rooted in traditional African farming practices, heirloom seed cooperatives, nature therapy programs for juvenile offenders, and hiking groups for Black women and teens. It’s clear that Penniman and her contributors view Black environmentalism as healing therapy not only for Black individuals but for the planet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful and passionate collection of instructive perspectives on nature.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890397573349,"sku":"NP9780063160897","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063160897.jpg?v=1730233194","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/black-earth-wisdom-soulful-conversations-with-black-environmentalists-isbn-9780063160897","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}