White Supremacy in Diet and Wellness Culture
There has come to be very little variation in what 'healthy' looks like. To be quite blunt, a lot of the wider society's views of what healthy food can be are meals that are mainstream for the white, non-immigrant portion of the population. 'White is best' seems to be what is preached in the majority of diet messaging, heavily implying that other cultures' foods are unhealthy or bad for you.
Can We Please Leave Black Women Alone?
As a population group, black women are placed at the centre of many harmful narratives or we’re put up on a pedestal which doesn’t account for the complexities of our humanity.