It’s no secret that black people sometimes receive unfair treatment at certain establishments. Now more than ever it’s becoming important to be more conscious about where we spend our dollars. By allowing our money to circulate in the black community, we all thrive and WIN!
The leg work it takes to research new black-owned businesses to support can sometimes discourage us from trying something new. Lucky for us, Edward Dillard is doing his best to make it easier for consumers. We can now discover black-owned restaurants via EatBlackOwned.com.
From soul food to African cuisine, and even vegan food, this new website introduces us to a whole new way to satisfy our cravings! You never know, you may find your new favorite restaurant.
EatBlackOwned.com was launched in June of 2019 after months of research and features a database of over 2,000 black-owned restaurants. As the consumer, all you have to do is type in your location. From there, the website reveals the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all the nearby listings. This database, and databases like it that focus on black-owned businesses, are important as we strive to do everything we can to build up our communities.
Dillard did an interview with The Charleston Chronicle, during which he stated, “There’s only one thing that