Two Draper Black-owned businesses turn harassment into teachable moment
Two Utah entrepreneurs are sharing their stories after receiving phone calls and being harassed simply for being Black business owners.
and last updated 2021-02-28 20:48:44-05
DRAPER, Utah â Two Draper entrepreneurs are sharing their stories after receiving phone calls and being harassed simply for being Black business owners.
Two separate phone calls came in Thursday night from a man identifying himself as Lee. One came into Sauce Boss Southern Kitchen, the other to Sheer Ambrosia Bakery. The owner of Sauce Boss, Julius Thompson, shared recordings of the phone call to his Soundcloud account.
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(Photo courtesy of Sheer Ambrosia Bakery) Owner Rita Magalde makes baklava at her Sheer Ambrosia Bakery. | Updated: Feb. 5, 2021, 3:11 p.m.
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While thousands are making a statement about injustice at marches, protests and vigils, many Utahns have found an additional way to fight racial inequity.
They are spending their dining dollars at restaurants, food trucks and bakeries owned by people of color.
“For a white person who is not comfortable going to a protest,” said Rita Magalde, owner of Sheer Ambrosia Bakery, “this is another way to support black Americans.”
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Marcus Jones said his Utah barbecue sauce and catering company launched in 2003, but it really began more than a century ago in Arkansas.
The Southern recipe originated with Jones’ great-grandfather, who passed it on to his grandmother Miss Essie. She passed it to her son, Manuel, who then launched the business with Jones a former University of Utah football player.
Miss Essie’s is one of dozens of Black-owned restaurants, food trucks, markets, caterers and producers in Utah.
A heightened push to back these businesses began last summer, when many consumers decided one way to fight racial inequity was to frequent Black-owned businesses. Since then, though, the focus has waned.