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‘Sweet Potato Comfort Pie’ seeks to nourish while bridging racial divide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) A local organization is serving awareness about racial and social injustices through something sweet.
In 2014, Rose McGee was coping with grief and anger over the death of Michael Brown. She turned to what she knew: baking.
“She brought the pies down to share with people that were suffering in Ferguson, and she was surprised by the reverence they had for the pie,” said Kate Towle, outreach coordinator for Sweet Potato Comfort Pie.
Rose gifted 30 pies. Over seven years later, Rose and Sweet Potato Comfort Pie have made over 3,000 pies made for comfort, starting conversations and building community. The organization was a collaboration with her friends, like Towle.