Brainstorming for and Writing Blog 10: "Where the Whale Be at?" (10/28)

Today you will annotate, summarize, and respond to "Where the Whale Be At?: The Place of Race and Racism in the Discussion of Environmentalism" on pages 46-49 of your class packet.

To help you with your response, I have included some items that I would like for you to check before you begin writing:

1. The 2009 article "An Outer Borough Drought" by Curtney Gross. This article discusses the discrepancy between what kinds of food are available for wealthy New Yorkers versus " lower median income" New Yorkers:

The Upper East Side has one of the highest concentrations of food retailers in the city, according to the Department of City Planning. The neighborhood ranks third in the number of grocery stores per capita, boasting more than 22,000 square feet of strictly supermarket space per 10,000 residents, according to the department.

But out of Manhattan, greens get elusive. In the South Bronx, residents have about half of that supermarket space. In Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant, 82 percent of retailers are unlikely to sell fresh fruits and vegetables, and in some areas of Upper Manhattan that number increases to 90 percent, according to city planning.

This article also includes the Going to Market: New York City's Neighborhood Grocery Store and Supermarket Shortage report. Slides 8-21 are particularly interesting.

 2.Map of Fast Food Places in NYC. Compare this map with the map of the supermarkets...notice anything?

3. A humorous look at the connection between race, class, and food. Who are today's fast food workers?