andrea_freeman

author of Ruin Their Crops on the Ground (Metropolitan 2024) & Skimmed (SUP 2019); law prof writing about food oppression; Fulbright scholar; hip hop dancer

[UC Berkeley Law @BerkeleyLaw]

Andrea Freeman ’06 (@afreemanlawprof) won a James Beard Media Award and a Los Angeles Times Book Award for Ruin Their Crops on the Ground, which probes United States food policy and its role in advancing the nation’s racial hierarchy. https://t.co/r39sWcLryO #UCBerkeleyLaw

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

Congratulations to author @afreemanlawprof for her @beardfoundation Award win for Food Issues and Advocacy! 🎉

“Ruin Their Crops on the Ground” was featured in the our 2024 holiday book guide. Read about her award-wining book here. ⬇️ #JBFA https://t.co/mWKsA1wl4o

[Henry Holt & Company @HenryHolt]

🌾#RuinTheirCropsOnTheGround by @afreemanlawprof has been nominated for a James Beard Media Award in the Food Issues and Advocacy category! This thought-provoking read exposes food as a tool of racial control in U.S. history, revealing ongoing policy-driven inequality.

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

I couldn’t be more thrilled by this honor!

[LA Times Festival of Books @latimesfob]

Congratulations to this year’s History finalists! ⭐️

Andrea Freeman (@afreemanlawprof)
Andrew W. Kahrl (@andrewkahrl)
Aaron Robertson
Joseph M. Thompson (@JM_Thompson)
Michael Waters (@michaelwwaters)

The 45th @latimes Book Prizes will be held April 25! https://t.co/QwKGRdFy9Q

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

@CivilEats Thank you for including Ruin Their Crops on the Ground!

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide is here! This year, we curated a list of over two dozen books perfect for reading, gifting, and inspiration. 📚✨⬇️ https://t.co/VUpOg5UGcS

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Toronto, I would love to see you!
https://t.co/jBDK1Hvjjh

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

@kwazana Was it recorded? I would love to hear it!

[Dorothy Roberts @DorothyERoberts]

I’m so honored to be among the remarkable 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and grateful for the spotlight I hope this award will shine on Black women’s visions & struggles for reproductive & family justice. #MacFellow 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Thank you for this wonderful conversation @bittman
https://t.co/lPsStcHb0j

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Thanks for the great conversation!

[World Food Policy Center at Duke @DukeWFPC]

Discover the hidden truths of America's food policy with @afreemanlawprof! How has it perpetuated racial and social inequity? https://t.co/YSAk8wBwMA
#ruintheircropsontheground #foodoppression #foodrations #USfoodpolicy #foodjustice #TrailofTears #NativeAmericanreservations

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

@NPR picked Ruin Their Crops on the Ground to be Saturday's Book of the Day!
https://t.co/NsrAkTvKma

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

@B_Classic @Shepherd_books @professahKwate @kwazana Thanks for your amazing work!

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

I recommended some of my favorite food books for @Shepherd_books highlighting delectable work by @professahKwate @B_Classic @kwazana and Marcia Chatelain.
https://t.co/1HpwG1VBqF

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

I am so excited to read The Wishing Pool after hearing @TananariveDue talk about it at @OctaviasBkshelf this weekend!

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Thanks for the shout out to Ruin Their Crops on the Ground @quillandquire

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Thank you @JujuChangABC @ABC for the great conversation about Ruin Their Crops on the Ground and food oppression. https://t.co/XVEJuNGDGu @HenryHolt

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

It was a beautiful night @skylightbooks talking with @priscilla_ocen about topics ranging from incarceration to unwanted doctors' advice to modern warfare to warm chocolate chip cookies for breakfast. @HenryHolt #ruintheircropsontheground

[andrea_freeman @afreemanlawprof]

Thank you for the opportunity @AAPolicyForum. It was such a pleasure to talk with @sandylocks and the #CRTsummerschool community.

[African American Policy Forum @AAPolicyForum]

@afreemanlawprof, author of "Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice," speaks on the racist thread of milk, why adverting for it began, and the subtle associations for how it's used against certain populations #CRTSummerSchool

[MediaREDEF @MediaREDEF]

Orange, edible and in a block: a short history of US ‘guv’ment’ cheese (@afreemanlawprof - @guardian) https://t.co/9CvHE6h12k