SXSW EDU 2019

Soul Food: African Americans in the Food Industry

Description:

Black food culture is American food culture. In efforts to increase black representation in America's farming, food processing, and food retail industries, Soul Food will rediscover Afro American's contributions to our food culture and what are ways can African American gain a stronger presence in farming, grocery, food processing, and restaurants.

Related Media

Youtube Video

Takeaways

  1. To revisit African American contributions to American food, from slave times to today.
  2. To highlight current success stories of Blacks in farming, grocery, food processing, and restaurants.
  3. To explore strategies on how blacks can start and run more successful food businesses in America's cities, particularly black cities.

Speakers

Organizer

Raphael Wright, Social Entrepreneur, Neighborhood Grocery

Meta Information:

  • Tags: civic engagement
  • Event: SXSW EDU
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Equity
  • Session Focus Area
  • Level: Field Experience
Show me another idea

Add Comments

comments powered by Disqus

SXSW reserves the right to restrict access to or availability of comments related to PanelPicker proposals that it considers objectionable.