Season 6 · Episode 516
516 - Operation Good Food and Beverages: A Youth-Led Movement to Reverse Racialized Marketing of Foods to Black Americans
September 12, 202212m 44s
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Show Notes
Unhealthy, fast, and cheap foods are often marketed to Black Americans who suffer from higher rates of obesity and other non-communicable health problems. Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika, a research professor at Drexel University and the founder of the Council of Black Health, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about Operation Good Food and Beverages, a project supported by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, which advocates for better food policies and encourages youth to embrace healthy eating as a radical act. Learn more.