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Why Race Matters

Preview - Food Deserts and Racial Disparities

Mariam Nunez shares how communities fight food deserts and reclaim food access.

06/02/2025

Why Race Matters

Preview - Food Deserts and Racial Disparities

Preview: Season 4 Episode 5 | 29s

Mariam Nunez shares how communities fight food deserts and reclaim food access.

Food deserts limit access to healthy, affordable food — especially in communities of color. Angela Fitzgerald visits with Mariam Nunez of Luna's Groceries in Madison who shares how neighborhoods are tackling food inequity through local action. Together, they explore the racial and systemic barriers to food access — and the grassroots solutions changing that reality.

06/02/2025

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Why Race Matters

Preview - Food Deserts and Racial Disparities

Preview: Season 4 Episode 5 | 29s

Food deserts limit access to healthy, affordable food — especially in communities of color. Angela Fitzgerald visits with Mariam Nunez of Luna's Groceries in Madison who shares how neighborhoods are tackling food inequity through local action. Together, they explore the racial and systemic barriers to food access — and the grassroots solutions changing that reality.

06/02/2025

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