As part of the Chemistry Research Coordination Network (RCN) course, Marygrove College Chemistry professor, Dr. Dajena Tomco invited guest speaker Malik Kenyatta Yakini to speak about urban farming and food justice in Detroit.
Yakini is a founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) which operates a seven-acre urban farm and is spearheading the opening of a co-op grocery store in Detroit’s North End.
Yakini views the “good food revolution” as part of the larger movement for freedom, justice and equality.
He has an in-tense interest in contributing to the development of an international food sovereignty movement that embraces Black communities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa.
Following the session, Yakini toured the chemistry lab where students are growing garlic and will eventually test the soil for its metal content.
Learn more about Detroit Black Community Food Security Network.
View photographs of the seminar.
