Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/01/weekend-reading-mcdonalds-in-black-america/
Marcia Chatelain. Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. Liveright, 2020.
I did a blurb for this book, and was happy to do it:
Marcia Chatelain uses the complex interrelationship of black communities with McDonald’s to explore the history of American racism and the struggle for civil rights. Franchise is an eye-opener for anyone who cares about why diet-related chronic disease is more prevalent in these communities and what it is really like to be black in America.
Here are a few selected excerpts to give you the idea:
The contemporary health crisis among black America—like all of our society’s most pressing problems—has a history. By unmasking the process of how fast food “becam…
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2020/01/weekend-reading-mcdonalds-in-black-america/
Marcia Chatelain. Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. Liveright, 2020.
I did a blurb for this book, and was happy to do it:
Marcia Chatelain uses the complex interrelationship of black communities with McDonald’s to explore the history of American racism and the struggle for civil rights. Franchise is an eye-opener for anyone who cares about why diet-related chronic disease is more prevalent in these communities and what it is really like to be black in America.
Here are a few selected excerpts to give you the idea:
The contemporary health crisis among black America—like all of our society’s most pressing problems—has a history. By unmasking the process of how fast food “becam…