Divine Maduakolam  Recently I visited the city of Detroit to help a family member move in. They unfortunately face familiar issues that come with being a resident in a Black inner city – issues that highlight the disproportionate stressors on Black communities, specifically in inner cities. Today, we know Black lives are already disproportionately cut … Continue reading "Food systems in black inner cities: redlining,

Divine Maduakolam and Natalie Schafer When taking a hike through a forest in a National Park or a Nature Conservancy, people tend to stay on the trail and admire from a distance.  Whether these hikers visit these ecosystems for their recreational use or intrinsic value, these ecosystems are always more complex than they appear. Amongst … Continue reading "The Temperate Forest Ecosystem"