Land Justice & Liberation with Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm
Stepping Into Truth: Conversations on Social Justice and How We Get Free
Aired: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
For many Black Americans the land itself is the scene of the crime. That legacy of slavery has dramatically impacted the relationship that many Black Americans have with the land.
Food and land justice activist Leah Penniman is working to change that.
A founder of Soul Fire Farm and the author of Farming While Black, Leah has made it her mission in life to reconnect Black and Brown people with the land.
In this conversation Leah and I talk about not only how the legacy of slavery is still seen in connection to the land and land ownership but how to heal some of these wounds. From spending time working with the land, to reparations, to political advocacy Leah and I talk about where we are, where we want to be, and how we get there.
For a written transcript of this conversation go here.