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Special Episode: What is Food Apartheid?

February 15, 2024 • The Legal Defense Fund • Season 2 • Episode 8

On this episode of Justice Above All, Thurgood Marshall Institute summer research fellows explored food apartheid. The fellows investigated the struggle to access quality food in the United States and on this special episode of the show, they're sharing what their research revealed about the deep, systemic legacy of food apartheid in Black communities across the country.

Guests: Dr. Wilma Clopton, Amalea Smirniotopolous, David Wheaton

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