Food Apartheid: What Is Another Name for a Food Desert?
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According to the USDA, nearly 19 million people in the U.S. live in low-income and low-access areas, a phenomenon commonly known as a food desert. However, many activists and academics now advocate for using "food apartheid" as another name for a food desert, arguing that the older term fails to capture the systemic racism and socioeconomic factors at play.
