A vibrant new vision of food justice that celebrates Black food and recognizes the power of gathering to create sustainable, systemic change. How can we create a world where everyone has enough? We can start by focusing less on lack and more on abundance. In Gather , anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese argues for a new vision of food justice that centers the resilience of Black communities and argues that community nourishment deserves as much consideration as individual health. Highlighting four spaces of gathering―gardens, family reunions, repasts, and protests ―Reese offers rich, on–the–ground studies of the places and people who make up the food justice movement. From Black church networks and community farms to student protests, these studies illuminate ways we can challenge structures of power and nourish ourselves, body and soul. In a world of social isolation and unequal food systems, Gather offers a compelling argument for the beauty and political power of togetherness. " Gather bridges food studies, Black studies, and community organizing into a necessary convergence. This is a text not just to consider, but to devour. The love and care are palpable." ― Stephen Satterfield, host of High on the Hog "A luminous, deeply felt meditation on nourishment, memory, and collective care. With grace and rigor, Dr. Ashanté M. Reese invites us to reconsider what it means to feed and be fed―body, spirit, and community alike. Moving between kitchen tables, gardens, and reunions, she reminds us that the struggle for food justice is also a struggle for belonging and freedom. This book is both testimony and offering: an archive of Black aliveness and a blueprint for how we might all live more tenderly, more intentionally, and more together. " ― Bryant Terry, James Beard and NAACP Image Award–winning author of Black Food and Vegetable Kingdom "With an anthropologist’s keen eye for vivid detail and a knack for noticing ancestral ritual in everyday practices, Ashanté Reese demonstrates the power of gathering in Black cultural traditions. She expertly reveals the deep meaning of nourishment―togetherness in celebration and suffering." ― Tiya Miles, National Book Award winner and author of Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of A Free People and Wild Girls "How do we survive a hostile world full of anti-blackness and still have time for joy? How do we create food systems for us and by us? Ashanté Reese has given us a powerful, digestible, and delicious path forward with the confidence and courage only this brilliant thought leader can." ― Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene and Koshersoul "In Gather , Dr. Ashanté M. Reese serves us a warm plate of berry pie while reminding us that the food justice we seek is among us already. If we are going to build a world where no one's needs are unmet, Reese argues, we need to move beyond our echo chambers and wake up to the answers that have been right here all along." ― Leah Penniman, Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, and author of Farming While Black and Black Earth Wisdom "A powerful and urgent call to remember, to gather, and to nourish our future." ― Spring Council, author of Southern Roots: Recipes and Stories from Mama Dip’s Daughter Ashanté M. Reese is a writer, anthropologist, and associate professor of African and African diaspora studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Born in Cooper Settlement, Texas, she lives in Austin and is involved in food justice movements nationwide.