WASHINGTON, DC---Ten years ago, WANDA was founded with a bold belief: Black women have always been leaders in nourishment, healing, agriculture, advocacy, and community transformation. What began as a vision to elevate Black women in nutrition, dietetics, and agriculture has grown into a global movement advancing leadership, storytelling, scholarship, and systems change. Today, as we celebrate WANDA’s 10th Anniversary, we are proud to mark a new chapter at the Black Women in

Tambra Raye Stevenson Keynotes UT Southwestern Symposium During National Nutrition Month Every journey has a circle. This March, during National Nutrition Month, WANDA founder Tambra Raye Stevenson returns to the Lone Star state, not simply as a keynote speaker, but as a daughter of the Dallas that helped shape her earliest understanding of food, culture, and community. On March 5, 2026, Tambra will deliver the keynote address at the 3rd Annual Community Engagement Symposium

As we approach 10 years of WANDA in 2026 , we’re celebrating a decade of seeding hope, nourishing communities, and growing the next generation of food sheroes across the African Diaspora — and inviting you to grow with us. For nearly a decade, WANDA has stood at the frontlines of food justice, cultural nutrition education, and Black women’s leadership in food and health systems. Together, we’ve built a movement rooted in culture, community, and collective healing. Fund the d

Debuts WANDA’s World at the 10th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico | December 1–4, 2025 At a moment when the future of food justice, children’s health, and nutrition education hangs in the balance, WANDA (Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics & Agriculture) is proud to announce a landmark partnership with the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) to introduce WANDA’s World at the 10th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexic

“When Black women gather around the table, something powerful happens: stories rise, joy multiplies, and the future becomes possible.” On December 18th, in the warm and welcoming space of Ìpàdé in Washington, D.C., WANDA will host its 2nd Sisterhood Supper: Kwanzaa Celebration — a night of food, fellowship, culture, and collective purpose. But this year, the gathering carries something deeper: a call to invest in the next generation of Black women in food, nutrition, and ag

What the U.S. Can Learn from Sweden, England, and Belgium about Food, Health, and Humanity “Food isn’t a line item — it’s a lifeline.”— Tambra Raye Stevenson, WANDA Founder As Congress is in stalemate over a critical legislative battle resulting in an unrelenting government shutdown , more than 41 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will join the ranks of hunger felt around the w

LONDON — Women and children are the face of global hunger — and Africa is no exception. Yet this week, in the heart of London, a new narrative is taking shape. On the eve of Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (October 30), women leaders from across sectors are gathering not to plead for inclusion, but to strategize power — economic, political, and nutritional. Hosted at the elegant Chesterfield–Mayfair Hotel , the UK–Africa Women in Food and Agribusiness Investment

There’s a scene in The Color Purple that never fails to move audiences. Beneath a great willow tree, Celie—played by Whoopi Goldberg—finally reunites with her sisters after years of separation. They laugh, cry, and share food in silence, a communion of souls where no words are needed. That image lives within Tambra Raye Stevenson, founder/CEO of WANDA—Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture, every time WANDA hosts a Sisterhood Supper—whether in Nairobi or Cape

Leading a New Era of Storytelling and Innovation in Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public health visionary and scholar Tambra Raye Stevenson, MPH, MA , founder of WANDA: Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture, has been named an inaugural Burness Public Health Creator Fellow , joining a select group of creators leveraging digital storytelling to reimagine public health communication and inspire community action. The Burness Public Health Creator Fellowship re

This World Food Day , on October 16, 2025 , the world unites under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” The message, set by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in honor of its 80th anniversary , is both a celebration and a challenge: to work together — across borders, governments, and communities — to build food systems that nourish all people and sustain the planet. That global call to action feels especially urgent here in Washington, D.C

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