These businesses, farms, and organizations represent the values of the best parts of the food world — and could use your support
Protesters in Times Square. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images The police killing of George Floyd has led to demonstrations against police violence that have spread from Minneapolis to around the country over the last seven days. In support of the protests, people have been pouring money into bail funds in Minneapolis and other cities as well as local chapters of Black Lives Matter and organizations like Reclaim the Block in Minneapolis.
These protests have happened amid the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic , which has already been killing black Americans at twice the rate of other Americans. Black-owned businesses are struggling to stay open, while not getting access to government relief, and the number of working black business owners has fallen 40 percent — the most of any group. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that less than half of black adults now have a job.
A BIPOC-centered community farm in upstate New York fighting racism and injustice in our food system.A Georgia group supporting black farmers.More complete lists of black-owned restaurants in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Baobab is a directory to black-owned businesses in the Bay Area, and Black-Owned Brooklyn is a guide to its namesake borough. Here are a few businesses that have been donating to organizations or accepting donations to feed hospital workers.
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