Exploring Kansas City 'Black-Owned Farmland Theft' Conversation

Students of government remind us not to forget #TBT broken promises like 40 Acres & A Mule . . .

And so it's important to bring an "appreciation of history" to these conversations rather than a knee-jerk reaction . . . Here's a peek at a local conversation and perspective if only because this kind of neighborhood discourse rarely makes it through our social media bubbles . . .

They gathered Tuesday at Independence Boulevard Christian Church to confront this history and discuss solutions at the “KC Crisis of Black Food, Land & Survival Town Hall,” co-hosted by Black-owned Kansas City media outlets The KC Defender and The Kansas City Call.

Alana Henry, executive director of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, made one point clear: the erosion of Black-owned farmland is not accidental.

“I want to shift the language from ‘loss’ to ‘theft,’” Henry said. “This isn’t a passive sort of occurrence that we’re just experiencing. It’s an intentional action.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Black farmers are losing ground in the fight to feed their communities, advocates say