“The fact that our food system is racist, classist, and sexist should come as no surprise to anyone. When the marketplace fails our communities, and when government fails to intervene effectively and compassionately, people of color, low-income households, and women are the first to suffer…As a person of privilege and power whose professional ( Read more... )

When asked about the secret to her longevity, Cooper said, "I don't know how it happened, but being cheerful had a lot to do with it. I've always been a happy person, a giggling person -- a wide-mouthed person!"
--Ann Nixon Cooper, 106-year-old woman quoted in Barack Obama's acceptance speech quotes