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“Knowing how segregation was at the time, they had no choice but to embrace black excellence.”
Booker is the owner of Booker’s Soul Food starters. As a business owner, he lives by some of the principles made famous on Black Wall Street. When possible, he tries to work with other African Americans to run a strong business.
“There was no way that I was not going to be represented by an African American brokerage company; a black economic coaching team,” said Booker.
Booker emphasized he’s not radical and will do business with people of all races. But he personally knows what other African Americans are up against in the business world.
The Cleveland office is one of seven national hubs, working with more than 500 schools in Ohio. Author: Sara Shookman Updated: 8:19 PM EST February 25, 2021
CLEVELAND Think back to your high school history class. This may not be what you remember.
“If you were to peer into a Facing History classroom, you would not see an educator who s lecturing,” said Pamela Donaldson, program director for the Cleveland office of Facing History and Ourselves.
“I always compare to a volleyball game, Donaldson says. You just have one student and then the ball goes over [to] the other student and then they re all engaged in this very respectful way of pushing each other and pushing perspective.”
African American communities and low-income communities tend to be less likely to have a full-service grocery store within their area, she said.
But Freedman notes, the root causes are complex. Through policy, we segregated how people live in our country and that segregation not only influences who s living where, but also what are the resources available in that space, Freedman said.
But food deserts aren’t only in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. A lack of access to food can be found all over Northeast Ohio in places like Akron, Lorain, Elyria, and even parts of Ashtabula. [Nationally,] we have high rates of food insecurity, Freedman explained. About 1 in 10 people are food insecure..and in Ohio, we re actually above the national average,