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Jul 24, 2024 · The nomenclature change will modify the names of species with derivatives of the word caffra, an apartheid-era racial slur used against Black people in southern Africa, to derivatives of “afr...
Jul 18, 2024 · Botanists decided that more than 200 plants, fungi and algae species names should no longer contain a racial slur related to the word caffra, which is used against Black people and others mostly...
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Jun 14, 2024 · This book provides the first comprehensive examination of ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas. Leading scholars on the subject explore the complex relationship between plant use and meaning among the descendants of Africans in the New World.
Aug 17, 2022 · The Cornell Botanic Gardens is hosting “Seeds of Survival and Celebration: Plants and the Black Experience,” a garden installation of plants of significance to the Black experience in the Americas.
Apr 14, 2022 · But just in case you need a little more inspiration, check out these Black plant-lovers on Instagram who will give you some serious garden envy.
Feb 26, 2021 · According to the National Black Environmental Justice Network, Black Americans in 19 states are 79 percent more likely to live with industrial pollution than white people.
Jun 14, 2024 · Recognize that some of the plants displayed were harvested and cultivated by enslaved Blacks. Key Terms: Black: The term Black is used rather than African American because African American implies people of African decent born in the United States.
