#205: Food Apartheid and Food Justice with Dawn Hilton-Williams
"[The term] Food desert leaves so much off the table, and it's insulting to the community because it's not a desert. When I think of a desert, I think of a barren wasteland, and nothing grows there. It's kind of dry and sad. And when you go into our communities, they're full of life." -Dawn Hilton-Williams
As the economic impact grant recipient of Beyonce’s beyGOOD foundation, Dawn (aka the Vegucator) is making changes in communities disproportionately impacted by chronic disease.
In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, Dawn Hilton-Williams and I discuss food apartheid and food justice.
Some of the topics covered in today’s episode include:
Dawn’s journey to plant-based nutrition
Food apartheid vs. Food deserts
Whether promoting veganism is elitist
How we can be advocates for communities of color
One tip for busy moms and women of color as you navigate feeding your families
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Dawn Hilton-Williams
More about my honored guest:
Vegucator-in-Chief of Herban Eats, LLC, Dawn Hilton-Williams is Author of “Flava My Plate: Your Tasty Vegan Guide to Health-Wealth" a vegan chef, event producer, food justice activist and corporate and community Vegucator.
Recently awarded a $10,000 economic impact grant from Beyoncé’s beyGOOD foundation, Dawn and the Herban Eats brand is committed to the mitigation of food-apartheid in communities disproportionately impacted by chronic disease through direct in-community programs, products and service interventions.
Converting personally and professionally to a vegan lifestyle in 2017, Dawn holds a Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (eCornell), a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Virginia State University, is mentored by Milton Mills, MD and has cooked professionally over 25 years. Herban-eats.com
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Mentions:
Herban Eats EDD Summit
Dawn’s cookbook, “Flava My Plate”
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