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Black women's foodways—encompassing the growing, cooking, and sharing of food—serve as liberatory practices of radical care, cultural survival, and resistance that generate joy in the face of systemic oppression. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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This research investigates Black women’s experiences of food insecurity and their community-centered practices that cultivate joy and resilience.

May 31, 2026Open Access

From Soil to Soul: Cultivating Black Food Joy through Embodied Practices of Care and Community as Resistance

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This research investigates Black women’s experiences of food insecurity and their community-centered practices that cultivate joy and resilience.
Archival analysis of oral histories
Critical performance ethnography
Embodied ethnographic practices focusing on cooking as inquiry
Community gardens and kitchens serve as spaces that foster black food joy and cultural continuity.
The act of growing and sharing food facilitates resistance against systemic oppression and promotes a shared humanity.

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Dissertation examines Black women's food practices in the Bronx, highlighting joy and resistance against inequities.

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Khari Chanel Johnson (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd2ab5783ba022b6fe218 https://doi.org/10.17615/cqdm-qc18

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From Soil to Soul: Cultivating Black Food Joy through Embodied Practices of Care and Community as Resistance

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