Presented here are BNG’s top 25 news and opinion articles during the past decade.
Can the land provide redemption for descendants of slavery?
“We don’t have anything against food chains, but if God gives us access to soil, to a healthy body and to seeds, why then do I see myself in a food desert? I see myself in an oasis.”
Being black in the United States is decidedly bad for your health
“Health is literally something you buy and it’s bought with time and money”
Photo Gallery: Conetoe
View the photo gallery from Conetoe.
Video: Scenes from Conetoe North Carolina
Watch a video of scenes from Conetoe, NC
Video: Richard Joyner discusses Conetoe’s pathway to health
Watch the interview with Richard Joyner who discusses Conetoe’s pathway to health
Video: Richard Joyner explains lay health coaches
Watch the interview with Richard Joyner who explains lay health coaches
At the center of Arkansas Delta’s fight against poverty and division: an 85-year-old swimming pool
Every June, that work culminates in the wildly-popular Swim Camp, where children and teenagers not only learn to swim but learn to pursue leadership through lifeguarding, volunteering and interning with Together For Hope.
Imagination is the greatest threat to Delta poverty, Together for Hope Arkansas says
With a precise focus on literacy and leadership development, Together For Hope continues to build children’s imaginations for what is possible beyond the limited view of poverty.