DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY NETWORK
20 YEARS OF BUILDING
BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
2026 marks the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network’s 20th anniversary of advancing food sovereignty,environmental justice, and Black liberation in Detroit and beyond.
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Join our $20 for 20 Years campaign by making a $20 anniversary gift, becoming a $20 monthlysustainer, or contributing $200 to support the continued growth of Black food sovereignty in Detroit.
Your support today will help ensure our vital work continues for the next 20 years and beyond.Invest in our future—DONATE now and join the movement shaping a just, sustainable food system.Become a monthly sustainer or make a twentieth anniversary gift today.
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20 YEARS OF BUILDING BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
New Book Encourages Values, Character, and Purpose Beyond Wealth
Our speaker, Atlanta-based educator and Pan-African organizer CaShawn Myers, joins us again for our What's For Dinner Series following the release of his new book, MANNERS WILL TAKE YOU PLACES MONEY WON'T. New Book Encourages Values, Character, and Purpose Beyond Wealth
In MANNERS WILL TAKE YOU PLACES MONEY WON'T, educator and community leader Cashawn Myers reminds readers that character integrity, and respect remain essential foundations for success. Drawing from lived experiences and African Centered values, the book offers practical lessons that help young people build confidence, responsibility, and meaningful relationships.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER 2026
Featuring Cashawn Myers
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2026
Dinner will start at 5:30 pm
Film is 6 pm - 7:45 pm
Book Talk is 7:45 pm - 8:30 pm
Book Signing and Vendors 8:30 pm-9 pm
WHAT IS BLACK
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY?
Black food sovereignty is the right of people of African descent to access healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. Food sovereignty is, therefore, a holistic, healthy and sustainable approach for communities to address chronic food insecurity.
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