Compost, Cotton & Cornrows
Compost, Cotton & Cornrows is a podcast centering Black sustainability leaders across fashion, agriculture, wellbeing and beyond. Through storytelling, culture, and climate conversations, the show explores how ancestral wisdom and modern practices can cultivate regenerative futures. Hosted by Dominique Drakeford, each episode unearths powerful insights that shift the narrative of environmental justice.
Compost, Cotton & Cornrows
Episode 18 | Black Land Back Is Non-Negotiable! Author & Activist Brea Baker on Reparations, Nature-based Healing and Reclaiming Community Power
This episode is for the freedom dreamers, the soil stewards, and the truth-tellers. Brea Baker—author of Rooted—joins us to crack open the spiritual wound of stolen land, unpack the real meaning of sustainability, and call in the ancestral wisdom that whitewashed greenwashing keeps trying to silence.
We talk reparations—not the watered-down version, but the globally recognized, historically backed international law kind. Brea drops facts that had the power go out mid-recording (coincidence? The ops said no). From eco-therapy to generational wealth, we explore why Black folks deserve more than survival—we deserve leisure, legacy, and land to call our own.
If you’ve ever questioned why you feel disconnected from nature, or been told that sustainability doesn’t include your grandma’s backyard remedies or your uncle’s fishing trips, this one’s for you. This episode is a call to reclaim joy, demand justice, and decolonize what we "think" we deserve.
Quotes that will stay with you:
“A big part of reparations is telling the truth.”
“We are breathing toxic air while they sip clean water by the lake.”
“We need to stop asking for seats at their table and start leading the agenda.”
Tap in to remember: liberation lives in the land, and our roots run deep.
Compost, Cotton & Cornrows: the space where Black & Afro-Indigenous Vanguards are redefining sustainability through storytelling!
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