# Joy and Justice in Black food traditions: The power of gathering

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Podcast: [Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/down-to-earth-the-planet-to-plate-podcast-655855)
Published: 2026-06-02T12:59:00+00:00
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## Resource

Anthropologist Ashanté Reese 's new book explores Black community gatherings—and the nourishment, fellowship, and strength they cultivate. Reese is an anthropologist, author, and Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches and writes about food studies and food justice. Her new book is called: Gather: Black Food, Nourishment, and the Art of Togetherness . Reese looks at Black church gardens, family reunions, funerals, and activist spaces—in all of which food plays a powerful role. She shines a light on how food can play a role in everything from nourishing body and soul to building power and food sovereignty.

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