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Why Are There So Few Black-Owned Grocery Stores?
Local food leaders are seeking solutions to fixing food in their communities
BY TOM PERKINS | Business, Food Deserts, Food Justice, Nutrition
01.08.18
... His is a rare success in Black and brown communities nationwide, but not for lack of effort. In fact, Boudreaux is one of the nation’s few remaining Black people operating full-service supermarkets.
https://civileats.com/2018/01/08/why-are-there-so-few-black-owned-grocery-stores/
The Grocery Outlet in Compton, California, where Kia Patterson, a Black woman, is an independent operator, is another good example.
Dwayne Boudreaux in Circle Foods. (Photo courtesy of Hope Credit Union)
Why Are There So Few Black-Owned Grocery Stores?
Local food leaders are seeking solutions to fixing food in their communities
BY TOM PERKINS | Business, Food Deserts, Food Justice, Nutrition
01.08.18
... His is a rare success in Black and brown communities nationwide, but not for lack of effort. In fact, Boudreaux is one of the nation’s few remaining Black people operating full-service supermarkets.
https://civileats.com/2018/01/08/why-are-there-so-few-black-owned-grocery-stores/
The Grocery Outlet in Compton, California, where Kia Patterson, a Black woman, is an independent operator, is another good example.
Dwayne Boudreaux in Circle Foods. (Photo courtesy of Hope Credit Union)