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On this Giving Tuesday, read this message from one of our trusted board members and consider supporting the work we do at BCAGlobal! "If you have an interest in food, race, and social justice and have a few dollars left on this Giving Tuesday, I hope you will consider making a contribution of any amount to this worthy organization. Things are going to get very hard for so many nonprofits over the next few years. I know you are supporting many organizations in need. I thank you for your support of the causes that touch your heart." Click here to donate:?https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W #GivingTuesday #GivingBack #food #foodhealth #health #racialjustice #mindfuleating #mindfuleatingforthebelovedcommunity #BIPOC Harriet Taub American Public Health Association CVS Health Aetna, a CVS Health Company ADM Linde Hobart Food Equipment and Service Traulsen

To wrap up our content for Black History Month, we at BCAGlobal honor the ongoing legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), African-American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Read what he had to say about the importance of food access as a path to equality. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #MLKJr #CivilRightsMovement #SocialJustice #PoliticalActivism #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

To wrap up our content for Black History Month, we at BCAGlobal honor the ongoing legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), African-American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Read what he had to say about the importance of food access as a path to equality. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #MLKJr #CivilRightsMovement #SocialJustice #PoliticalActivism #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

In these last few days of Black History Month, we at BCAGlobal honor these important words and the work of Angela Davis (1944-), an African-American political activist, academic, and author from Birmingham, Alabama. She has written many notable works including "Women, Race, and Class". #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomenHistory #AngelaDavis #CivilRights #SocialJustice #PoliticalActivism #WomenRaceClass #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

In these last few days of Black History Month, we at BCAGlobal honor these important words and the work of Angela Davis (1944-), an African-American political activist, academic, and author from Birmingham, Alabama. She has written many notable works including "Women, Race, and Class". #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomenHistory #AngelaDavis #CivilRights #SocialJustice #PoliticalActivism #WomenRaceClass #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodHistory #BlackFoodHistoryFacts #BlackCulinarians #CivilRights #FoodJustice #FoodasMedicine #FoodasCulture #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BIPOCFoodHistory #BlackFarmers #CommunityHealth #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodHistory #BlackFoodHistoryFacts #BlackCulinarians #CivilRights #FoodJustice #FoodasMedicine #FoodasCulture #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BIPOCFoodHistory #BlackFarmers #CommunityHealth #BCAGlobal Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine www.bcaglobal.org Click here to donate: https://lnkd.in/gfdyJC3W

The final early Black food justice pioneer that we are spotlighting this week at BCAGlobal as part of this Black History Month series is Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. She was a huge food rights advocate and helped to expand food assistance programs in the U.S. We commend her for her political contributions to protect our right to healthy and affordable food, particularly for underserved communities. Keep reading below to learn more about her and what she stood for. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodHistory #BlackFoodHistoryFacts #BCAGlobal #ShirleyChisholm #CivilRights #FoodAssistance #FoodJustice #FoodasMedicine #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BIPOCFoodHistory Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine

The final early Black food justice pioneer that we are spotlighting this week at BCAGlobal as part of this Black History Month series is Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. She was a huge food rights advocate and helped to expand food assistance programs in the U.S. We commend her for her political contributions to protect our right to healthy and affordable food, particularly for underserved communities. Keep reading below to learn more about her and what she stood for. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodHistory #BlackFoodHistoryFacts #BCAGlobal #ShirleyChisholm #CivilRights #FoodAssistance #FoodJustice #FoodasMedicine #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BIPOCFoodHistory Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine

Next up on BCAGlobal's series of highlighting early Black food justice pioneers is George Washington Carver, an early American agricultural scientist and inventor who developed new efficient farming techniques. Keep reading to learn more about the work he did and some of his most memorable quotes. We honor him and all the other African-American pioneers who shaped the food justice movement and understood the power of being able to grow your own healthy food. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodHistory #BlackFoodHistoryFacts #BCAGlobal #GeorgeWashingtonCarver #CivilRights #Agriculture #AgriculturalScientist #Farming #FarmingInnovation #FoodJustice #FoodasMedicine #MindfulEatingintheBelovedCommunity #BIPOCFoodHistory Black Creatives Worldwide The Black Professionals Network American Public Health Association Black Culinary History Black Women's Leadership Network The Friends of the National Library of Medicine