Building Black Food Sovereignty: An Update

Malik Yakini is a co-founder and executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, which aims to combat food insecurity and cultivate food sovereignty in Detroit’s Black community. The organization has operated the city’s largest urban farm, D-Town, in Rouge Park for more than 20 years and is working to launch the Detroit People’s Food Co-op. In this class, Malik Yakini provides insight into what Black Food Sovereignty is, why it is important, who the major players are and what some of the developments and challenges have been over the past two years.