Cuisine stands as a cornerstone of cultural identity, yet it’s predominantly commercialized within the private market, unlike other artistic forms that receive backing from both public and philanthropic realms. This discrepancy largely stems from historical neglect of the invaluable contributions to American culinary heritage made by communities of the global majority, who have also endured land dispossession. Specifically, sustainable farming traditions rooted in African heritage, which are being reclaimed by Black communities, in their struggle to address disproportionate food insecurity.
Join Carlton Turner (Sipp Culture and National Black Food and Justice Alliance) and Kolu Zigbi (Zigbi Consulting and Southern Black Farmers Community-Led Fund) for a discussion of the movement for Black cultural and economic self-determination in the South through land access, food production, and Black Southern cuisine and community.
This webinar took place on June 4, 2024.
Speaker resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12…
The mission of Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) is to provide leadership and service to advance the use of philanthropic resources on behalf of arts and culture. GIA is the only national association of private and public funders making grants to artists and arts organizations in America. GIA’s strength is in its diversity of members: private, family, community and corporate foundations, national, state and local governmental agencies, nonprofit national, regional and local service organizations. What they all have in common is a belief that America is a better place to live and our communities are stronger when the creativity of artists is prevalent in all aspects of society.