AfroPoP Digital Shorts: Sweet Samara
April’s AfroPoP Digital Short follows Jalal Sabur, one of many Black Farmers at “Sweet Freedom Farm” based in upstate New York.
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The Aunties shares the story of Black land stewards & culture bearers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene. Told alongside the lands of The Underground Railroad, this historic tale also interweaves the indelible legacies of Harriet Tubman and Mt. Pleasant Acres Farms.
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