Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists
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- Author：Leah Penniman
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Reviews
Haerlee
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From the publisher:Author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm， Leah Penniman reminds us that ecological humility is an intrinsic part of Black cultural heritage。 While racial capitalism has attempted to sever our connection to the sacred earth for 400 years， Black people have long seen the land and water as family and understood the intrinsic value of nature。This thought-provoking anthology brings together today’s most respected and influential Black environmentalist voices — From the publisher:Author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm， Leah Penniman reminds us that ecological humility is an intrinsic part of Black cultural heritage。 While racial capitalism has attempted to sever our connection to the sacred earth for 400 years， Black people have long seen the land and water as family and understood the intrinsic value of nature。This thought-provoking anthology brings together today’s most respected and influential Black environmentalist voices —leaders who have cultivated the skill of listening to the Earth —to share the lessons they have learned。 These varied and distinguished experts include Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Alice Walker; the first Queen Mother and official spokesperson for the Gullah/Geechee Nation， Queen Quet; marine biologist， policy expert， and founder and president of Ocean Collectiv， Dr。 Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers， Land Loss Prevention Project， Savi Horne。 In Black Earth Wisdom， they address the essential connection between nature and our survival and how runaway consumption and corporate insatiability are harming the earth and every facet of American society， engendering racial violence， food apartheid， and climate injustice。Those whose skin is the color of soil are reviving their ancestral and ancient practice of listening to the earth for guidance。 Penniman makes clear that the fight for racial and environmental justice demands that people put our planet first and defer to nature as our ultimate teacher。This book was soulful and soul stirring。 It brilliantly combined scholarship from the academy with the knowledge that was passed down and felling。 I would recommend this alongside Soil by Camille Dungy。 。。。more
Shirleynature
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Happy publication day to a highly anticipated collaborative project envisioned by co-founder of Soul Fire Farm， Leah Penniman！ This is a conversation via interviews with Black environmentalists such as Dr。 J。 Drew Lanham， Angelou Ezeilo， and Dr。 Lauret Savoy and an homage to ecological trailblazers like Dr。 George Washington Carver， Audrey Peterman， and Alice Walker。
Lulu
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I learned so much from this one book！ It is an important， necessary， inspiring read about our relationship to the earth and how it affects every aspect of ups。 Written in interview style， It’s an amazing read。 It’s definitely a book I will pick up again and meditate on。
Brandy
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I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book。 So very different， and so engaging。 It is thoughtful and brilliant and full of wisdom。 I truly feel like I need to reread it to be able to fully appreciate everything going on。 Wonderful！ I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book。 So very different， and so engaging。 It is thoughtful and brilliant and full of wisdom。 I truly feel like I need to reread it to be able to fully appreciate everything going on。 Wonderful！ 。。。more
Karen
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Many thanks to Amistad and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book。BLACK EARTH WISDOM by Leah Penniman is a revelatory and revolutionary work of nonfiction。 Written as a series of interviews of BIPOC environmental activists， artists， and scholars， it is full of sacred wisdom and scientific facts about how BIPOC people have always had--and should continue to have--an ongoing history with the earth and nature。 Although I found myself wishing to know more about what I， Many thanks to Amistad and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book。BLACK EARTH WISDOM by Leah Penniman is a revelatory and revolutionary work of nonfiction。 Written as a series of interviews of BIPOC environmental activists， artists， and scholars， it is full of sacred wisdom and scientific facts about how BIPOC people have always had--and should continue to have--an ongoing history with the earth and nature。 Although I found myself wishing to know more about what I， as an individual， could do to save the environment and listen to what Mother Earth is telling me， I still found this work incredibly inspiring。 Thanks to this book， I now know my place in Black environmental history， and that， on its own， is a true gift。 。。。more
Sharon Dene
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This book was really amazing that had so many different ideas going on and it was really Truly I I open up。 I like how they would do Stories in the beginning of the chapter to Explain what was gonna be about in that chapter。 They would give a brief history and what they were Is saying in This chapter。 Then they would have people talk about it。 I learned a lot about what went On in this country。 These black people when They became free they had laws to discourage them from moving forward。 They to This book was really amazing that had so many different ideas going on and it was really Truly I I open up。 I like how they would do Stories in the beginning of the chapter to Explain what was gonna be about in that chapter。 They would give a brief history and what they were Is saying in This chapter。 Then they would have people talk about it。 I learned a lot about what went On in this country。 These black people when They became free they had laws to discourage them from moving forward。 They took their land could not get loans。 They also talked about Africa and how queer people were accepted through the religion。 His book had a lot of different subjects and they were very interesting A lot of people don't know about the black experience。 They see art and literature but a lot of them were pioneers to inform it in their lives。 The medicine and the herbs were very interesting It's custom over from Africa。 They had no choice because nobody was going to help。 I especially like it when they were talking about the national parks and how they protec THAN。 The black people could not go into the parks if they were afraid。 The people who started the National Park system is very racist。 This was a A real eye open up for me。 I think this book should be taught in schools because there's a lot of different aspect 。。。more
Snickers
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Thank you NetGalley and publishers for the opportunity to read and review！ This was such an insightful and inspirational read！ So much knowledge placed in the book gave me even more love and joy for our earth。 I always love learning about BIPOC's connection to the earth and finding certain things that were revered in one community to be the same or similar with respect to the region of flora and fauna。 Honestly， I recommend anyone to read the book to find more beauty in Mother Earth and learn ho Thank you NetGalley and publishers for the opportunity to read and review！ This was such an insightful and inspirational read！ So much knowledge placed in the book gave me even more love and joy for our earth。 I always love learning about BIPOC's connection to the earth and finding certain things that were revered in one community to be the same or similar with respect to the region of flora and fauna。 Honestly， I recommend anyone to read the book to find more beauty in Mother Earth and learn how many cultures cultivate ways to be connected with our earth and revere it as well！ 。。。more
Megan
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I love this book。 The way it is set up as interviews with various individuals in various fields of knowledge is outstanding！ It is very interesting to read the different interpretations of Earth Wisdom from the Black perspective， and Indigenous people are also represented。 They are the stewards of the land。 The BIPOC connection to the Earth （and the earth） is palpable throughout this book and it is a call to not only BIPOC individuals seeking connection to their historical and cultural roots and I love this book。 The way it is set up as interviews with various individuals in various fields of knowledge is outstanding！ It is very interesting to read the different interpretations of Earth Wisdom from the Black perspective， and Indigenous people are also represented。 They are the stewards of the land。 The BIPOC connection to the Earth （and the earth） is palpable throughout this book and it is a call to not only BIPOC individuals seeking connection to their historical and cultural roots and the roots of the Earth， but it is also for people of my own skin tone （white） who should be advised to take a broader look at their understanding of this rock we all live on， take advice from those who are and have always been more deeply connected to what truly matters， and feel more deeply in congress with the Earth。 。。。more
LeeAnn
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