Here's how to support food companies belonging to a black in your city

These are the top five ways to contribute to local restaurants, black, delivery applications, farms and more.


For eight days, residents of the United States gathered for demonstrations and demonstrations against police brutality and police violence - from Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis and Washington DC and stretch possibly at Puerto Rico.

Donations to organizations like theMinnesota Fund,George Floyd Memorial Fund, bail of funds around the country, theBlack Trans Truturs Fund, andCollective black visions have paid for days and people gather to call to justice, equality and eradication of police brutality towards blacks and the black community in support of theThe lives of blacks count movement.

It goes without saying that these unremitted murders must stop and black abuse of this country have a rich and long history that many social media activists happily do work and research. But again, we have to repeat what is true and real: the black life counts, and it is not (and should not be) a politicized position.

ThePandemic of Covid-19 devastated the black community, the disease kills black Americans atalmost twice the rate Other Americans. Not only that - according to theWashington Post, "The number of African-American business owners working in the United States dropped more than 40%." This was the steepest gout lived by any racial group. In addition, about 95%Companies belonging to Black have not been included in the $ 3,000 billion of small business stimulus adopted by the Congress in support of the pandemic, according toCBS News.And theNew York Times Recently reported because of the pandemic, less than half of black adults currently have a job in the United States.

It is now time not to take in the street, but also to support restaurants and businesses in black that needs you more than ever. I do not know how to start? Here are some ways to support the black food community and restaurants right now, because everyone can start somewhere, as long as you start with the first place. (For more, check5 incredible cookbooks written by black authors.)

1

Download Eatokra App

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Courtesy to eat Okra

Eatokra is an application developed by Anthony and Janique Edwards in search, basically a black answer to Yelp. After struggling to find restaurants belonging to nuclei in Brooklyn, the Edwards family wanted to bring visibility to smaller restaurants. The application itself is available for iPhone and Android and is available in 30 cities, ventilated in four categories: Caribbean cuisine, breakfast and brunch, soul food and local eating. (In touch:This is the best delivery service you have never heard of.)

2

Attend Black Restaurant Week

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Black / Facebook Restaurant Week

Everything is in the name:Brw Tree trace of every week of black restaurants across the country and compiles them at the regional level for the SWIFT facility. Looking for information about the black restaurant week of your specific city? DMV Black Restaurant Week highlights the scenes of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, Black Chicago Eatts is an online directory created by Journalist Toue Muhammad, and the New York African Restaurant Week celebrates African cuisine in New York with events on several boroughs.

Looking for non-related restaurants for restaurants? Many national and local publications areCompilation lists andGoogle cards editable To support black companies and restaurants, including black trips, blacks eats, Baobab and Brooklyn belonging to a black. A simple "How to find black restaurants near me" Google Search will get the job, but theJames Beard Foundation Also has a small compiled list.

3

Follow the Black Foodie Instagram accounts

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Refuge

Want to find or support your favorite black foodie on Instagram and commit yourself to supporting them full time? Interested in finding more local events or small businesses that might not make all rounds? Follow the black culinary artists on Instagram and Twitter and share how they support their communities right now. RetiraillineCook onTwitter has a threadon small businesses (like its own sauce and seasoning company,Chefing while blackThis will not appear on traditional outlets.Black food,ThecookingGene,Black Foodie,The Kitchensta, Soulphoodie, andBlack earth farms All are large accounts to follow and share.

4

Use a black and mobile delivery service

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Courtesy of black and mobile

Black and mobile, Created by David Cabello, is the first delivery service (and possibly) to deliver exclusively for restaurants in black. At present, they are only Philadelphia, Atlanta and Detroit, but the crossed fingers they grow in the future.

5

Donate to black food organizations

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Soul Fire Farm / Facebook

Of course, while we love our restaurants, there is so much more to the world of food just before front-and-doctif of the house, and there are charitable organizations working to support black communities with food insecure , to create links and want to support black farmers.Soul fire farm is a community farm for Bipoc in the Uptstst New York working to combat racial inequalities and injustice in the food industry;Food Security Network of the Black Detroit Community Work to fightFood insecurity In the Black Detroit Community and the recovery of urban spaces for agriculture for the purpose of autonomy; andNetwork of black farmers, as good asSaafon based in GeorgiaThere are two groups working to support black gardeners and farmers in the country.

Whatever your activism andHowever, you choose to execute it, Remember one thing: you can be an essential part of the positive change.


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