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About Us
About Us
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Our Mission
Our Mission
Our goal is to fight food insecurity in our communities by helping local neighborhoods in food deserts gain access to healthy, fresh, produce.
We plan on doing this by providing food markets, food delivery services, and planting a garden at our school, Grover Cleveland Charter High School.
Interlaced Roots stands for unity and aims to uplift and provide resources for communities in vulnerable states. We stand with communities of color as those are the most susceptible to ostracized forms of oppression - the same oppression that we, at Interlaced Roots, are fighting against.
Redlining:
Redlining:
The Divider of Perception & Powers
The Divider of Perception & Powers
What Is Redlining?
What Is Redlining?
Redlining is a discriminatory practice that systemically limits resources, such as access to grocery stores and fresh food. When a community is redlined, it means that the said community is now labeled as a poor financial risk. This more often than not leads to the denial of healthy, humane resources such as fresh food. It's important to note that Redlining is predominantly practiced in Black and Latinx neighborhoods within LA County.
Redlining originated in the early 20th century and continued on until the mid-20th century due to forces like white supremacy and systemic racism. During the rise of the Redline, there were several significant events that occurred in the United States, some of which included the Civil Rights movement and the fight against racial segregation.
A map of the redline in Los Angeles, as of 2020.
A map of the redline in Los Angeles, as of 2020.
The Effects of Redlining in Los Angeles
Today, the Redline affects multiple communities in LA, many of which are in fact, communities of color. We can see these effects through food insecurity in these said neighborhoods. Many neighborhoods labeled by the Redline are also food deserts. For context, food deserts are communities which have little to no access to healthy foods and grocery stores. This makes these communities rely on convenience stores, and in so many cases leads to several different health problems.
This is no coincidence. The Redline labels areas as financially bad investments for produce stores and other chains that provide healthy, nutritious foods. This in turn leads to the creation of food deserts. This perpetuates cycles of poverty within these communities; which then leads to the extension of the systemic racism that this practice was built off of.
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