Thanks for this. Black people are stereotypically associated with urban areas, the projects, etc. Stories about black people and our connection to the land are rarely told. My grandfathers and father were gardeners, fishermen, and hunters. They hunted and fished in the most rural (and whitest) parts of Virginia and…

Thank you for this, it speaks to me deeply. I grew up in North Jersey with parents who taught and volunteered in the Newark school system 20 minutes east of our house, but used their income to send me to Catholic schools 20 minutes west. Square between two worlds.