A report by Khalil Gibran Muhammad for The New York Times. Domino Sugar’s Chalmette Refinery in Arabi, La., sits on the edge of the mighty Mississippi River, about five miles east by way of the river’s bend from the French Quarter, and less than a mile down from the Lower Ninth Ward, where Hurricane Katrina and the…
Angie and June Provost are farmer-activists residing in New Iberia, LA. They are the creators of the Provost Initiative, a venture that encompasses a for-profit farm named Provost Farm LLC and a non-nonprofit organization called the Provost Farm Heritage Center and Community Garden, Inc. Their mission is to educate and empower the next generation of farmers and farm workers, while promoting diversity and inclusion in agriculture. Zella talks with June & Angie Provost about their legacy as Louisiana Black sugarcane farmers and their fight to preserve their legacy and culture.
The number of Black farmers dropped drastically in the 20th century. Uneven Ground shares the stories of some who remain despite the adversity they face.