Food, weight, wellness and race–Jessica Wilson rewrites the story

“Speaking directly to Black women and wanting Black women to know that their bodies are not the problem. The way that our bodies are treated and problematized and pathologized, we’re often taught that it’s our fault, that it’s our problem to fix or we just need to love our bodies out of societal oppression.” This week on the show a conversation with dietitian and author Jessica Wilson about her book, It’s Always Been Ours: Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies She’s challenging us to rethink the politics of body positivity by centering the bodies of Black women in our discussions about food, weight, health and wellness.

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Food, weight, wellness and race–Jessica Wilson rewrites the story is an episode from Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living by Indiana Public Media.

This episode is 51:00 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2025.

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