NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Earlier this week, I wrote about the mass extinction of the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich— story is on newsstands and was published here at...
OAKLAND POST — The grandson of two chefs who made their way to West Oakland during the glory days of the railroads. David Austin Smith grew up...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently welcomed Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan to Chicago to tour Growing Home, an urban farming organization...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Israel and her husband David operate Good Health to be Hail, a total-wellness center that features a café and juice bar serving fresh-squeezed...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lem’s Bar-B-Que, a community institution, will celebrate its 65th birthday with a two-day celebration at the eatery’s Grand Crossing location August 30-31. Several...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — In two weeks, the Indianapolis Chapter of 100 Black Women will host its 25th Gourmet Gents event. The fundraiser offers music, games and, most...
OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES — “African-Americans make up only eight percent of restaurant owners and managers in the U.S.,” said Warren Luckett, co-founder of BRW in...
ATLANTA VOICE — Chris Williams II is a young entrepreneur and a recently sought after business guru hailing from Chicago’s South Side. After Williams discharged from the...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — On any given day, you go to the grocery store to shop for food, not necessarily to be served free picnic nosh...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Did you know that the Chicago Defender has a beer named after it? We didn’t either. Not until a phone call from Haymarket Brewing....
CHICAGO CRUASDER — Urban Growers Collective (UGC), a leading non-profit organization in urban agriculture and food policy in Chicago, will host its annual gala to support...
OAKLAND POST — Perhaps Elliott and Shawlaya Johnson know people who carry hot sauce in their handbags. Perhaps they experienced a spill. But now you can get...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Originally, Portland resident Bertha Pearl brought the first iteration of ‘Black Restaurant Days’ to Portland after reading about a similar initiative underway in...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Plastic bags will still be used in grocery stores, despite some Memphis City Council members’ efforts to ban them. Tuesday, the council...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Olivia Barnes is a traveler and will say Southern hospitality is real and so are the amenities the Magic City has to offer.
OAKLAND POST — Oakland chef and restaurateur Rashad Armstead, who last week was crowned the Food Network’s newest Chopped Champion, is set to open a pop-up BBQ...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The county Board of Supervisors voted July 30 to oppose federal efforts to limit food stamp eligibility, which would affect an estimated 40,000...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Shopping on a budget can be difficult, especially when you’re trying to be healthy. Plant-based diets can be especially costly, attributing to the large...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — At age 18, two weeks into her freshman year at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), New Orleans, La., native Brandy Williams’s life...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Serena Williams started July off with a bang, becoming the new face on the cover of Wheaties cereal boxes. The cereal giant announced the...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Junita Flowers has been in the cookie business for the past 10 years. She first launched her successful Favorable Treats in 2009, but an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Food and Beverage Foundation President Brent Rosen launched the petition. The petition says the cost of installation of a statue of Leah...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Fresh Future Farm leased land from the City of North Charleston in 2014. Before they planted their first tree, FFF CEO Germaine Jenkins hoped...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The Lowcountry Food Bank announced June 17 that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Carnival Foundation to help fight childhood...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — An Italian eatery in Texas is facing backlash after a recent Black college graduate claims she was racially profiled and ordered to leave...