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Occupation WriterSpeakerDiversity strategist Known for Critical race theoryFeminismVeganism Notable work Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society (2010) Residence Northern California, California, United States Books Scars: A Black Lesbian Experience in Rural White New England | ||
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Amie "Breeze" Harper is an African-American critical race feminist, diversity strategist, and author of books and studies on veganism and racism. Her Sistah Vegan anthology features a collection of writings by black female vegans.
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Harper attributes her initial interest in practicing veganism to the influence of the work of Dick Gregory in connecting diet to the liberation struggle of marginalized groups, and to Afrocentric, raw foodist Queen Afua.
In 2007, Harper's master's thesis at Harvard Extension School, Cyberterritories of Whiteness: Language, 'Colorblind' Utopias, and 'Sistah Vegan' Consciousness, won the Dean's Prize for Outstanding A.L.M. Thesis in Educational Technologies.
In 2013, Harper's PhD dissertation for the University of California, Davis contrasted the framing of ethical veganism by neoliberal white, Afrocentric, and decolonial organizations.
In 2015, Harper organized a conference, The Vegan Praxis of Black Lives Matters, to discuss intersectional issues concerning veganism and the Black Lives Matter movement. Also in 2015, Harper joined the advisory board for Black Vegans Rock. Harper received the Lisa Shapiro Award for Unsung Vegan Heroes from the Pollination Project.
On June 10, 2016, Harper was announced as the Humane Party's vice-presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
