Notice: COVID EIDL is no longer accepting new applications but will continue to accept requests for increases, reconsideration, and appeals.
As of January 1, 2022, we are not able to accept applications for new COVID EIDL loans or advances.
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will accept and review reconsideration and appeal requests for COVID EIDL applications received on or before December 31 if the reconsideration/appeal is received within the timeframes in the regulation. This means six months from the date of decline for reconsiderations and 30 days from the date of reconsideration decline for appeals – unless funding is no longer available.
- Borrowers can request increases up to their maximum eligible loan amount for up to two years after their loan origination date, or until the funds are exhausted, whichever is soonest.
SBA continues to offer other funding options for small businesses including traditional SBA loans.
Viola Davis-Produced Black Food History Docuseries ‘Hungry for Answers’ Ordered at Discovery+ (EXCLUSIVE)
Discovery+ is set to launch a new docuseries focused on Black food history in America from producer Viola Davis, featuring scholar and cookbook author Caroline Randall Williams as host, Variety has learned exclusively.
The four-episode show, titled “Hungry for Answers,” will follow Williams as she travels the country, “uncovering the fascinating, essential, and often untold Black stories behind some of America’s classic and emblematic food and spirits,” per the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer. “From the spicy, crisp flavors of Nashville Hot Chicken to the warm, dulcet taste of Tennessee Whiskey, Williams is out to uncover the origin stories of these quintessential American offerings, as well as surface the truth when it comes to the equity, or in most cases inequity, regarding the recognition and reward, and lack thereof, for the true founding contributors throughout history. ‘Hungry for Answers’ is a food show but it is not just a food show, it is a Black food show with an ambitious endeavor to serve up a healthy dose of history with each delicious bite and sip explored.”
Judge Blocks $4 Billion U.S. Debt Relief Program for Minority Farmers
The aid program, part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that Congress passed in March, is intended to help farmers who have endured generations of racial discrimination.
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from making loan forgiveness payments to minority farmers as part of a $4 billion program intended to address a long history of racial injustice in American farming.
The judge, Marcia Morales Howard of U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Jacksonville, found that Scott Wynn, a white farmer in Jennings, Fla., who had challenged the program in a lawsuit in May, was likely to succeed on his claim that the program violates his right to equal protection under the law.
The restaurants that sued the SBA for discrimination received almost $1 million in Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants
The three business owners that sued the U.S. Small Business Administration on the grounds of discrimination for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund’s 21-day priority period of women and minority-owned businesses have received in total nearly $1 million in Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants, The New York Times reported.
According to court records, the SBA paid $187,753 to the owners of the Lost Cajun in Keller, Texas; $640,425 to Penn Hotel Sports & Raw Bar in Hershey, Pa.; and $104,590 to Jake’s Bar and Grill in Harriman, Tenn. on June 1, which “satisfied the full claims of each applicant.”
Two Trump Cronies and a DFW Restaurant Are Behind the Lawsuit Preventing Minority-Owned Businesses From Receiving Restaurant Revitalization Fund Relief
The owners of the Lost Cajun in Keller say that the government’s plan to prioritize Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications from businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans is discriminatory
On Friday, June 11, the Small Business Administration paused the disbursement of pandemic relief funds to thousands of minority-owned businesses. The decision comes after a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction on the release of the funds following a lawsuit from a Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant that alleges the program’s plan to distribute funds to businesses owned by women, veterans, and racial minorities is unconstitutional.
Barbecue: The Black and Indigenous roots of an American tradition
Barbecue is ubiquitous in America, but the role of Black chefs and Indigenous traditions in creating that culture has been largely overlooked.
Marie Jean was a barbecue pitmaster, a woman directing a group of men to create a memorable Fourth of July meal in 1840. What’s astounding is that she was an enslaved Black woman living in Arkansas two decades before the Civil War, featured in the local newspaper for her cooking and was eventually able to buy her freedom and run a restaurant.
“She’s so highly regarded that when she dies, the white newspaper eulogizes her,” said Adrian Miller, culinary historian, certified barbecue judge and author of “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue,” which came out in April. “It’s a testament to her character … and the entrepreneurial spirit that Black people brought to barbecue.”
IRI Finds Small, Extra-Small and Private Label CPG Manufacturers Gained Market Share in 2020
Channel and Category Shifts Accelerated Ongoing Consumer Transition
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New research from IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, found that small and extra-small CPG manufacturers’ and retailers’ own brands gained U.S. market share over larger players during 2020. Of the CPG industry’s $933 billion of total U.S. sales in measured channels in 2020, large manufacturers collectively lost 1.3 share points, or $12.1 billion in sales, to smaller players due to channel shifts, supply constraints and category shifts.
Reflections On Bias: Koia’s Female Founder – And Only Black Employee – Has A Recipe For Change
Racial Disparities in Food Advertising in the
U.S.
Jung-Sook Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies
Towson University, Towson, MD 21252
jslee@towson.edu
Abstract
The prevalence of obesity in the U.S. is one of the highest in the world, and it is especially high among
African Americans. Ethnic targeting in food advertising has been criticized for perpetuating unhealthy diet among
African Americans in the U.S.Based on social learning theory, this study investigates racial disparities in magazine
food advertisements. A content analysis of 680 food advertisements was conducted from 2008 and 2011 issues of
Ebony, Essence, both of which target African Americans,and Peoplewhich targets general consumers. Comparisons
are made in the 13 food categories,57 product types,and 199 brands advertised. First, unhealthy food
categories(e.g., alcoholic beverages, fast food restaurants) continue to be disproportionately advertised in Ebony and
Essence. Second, healthier product types(e.g., sugar-free beverages)are morefrequently offered in People than they
are in Ebony and Essence in several food categories, but the overall results are inconclusive. Third, significantly
fewer brands are advertised in Ebony and Essence than in People, and the dominant food brands in Ebony and
Essence are concentrated in the categories of alcoholic beverages, fast food restaurants, non-alcoholic beverages,
and meat. These results raisethe concern that unhealthy foods continue to be excessively advertised to African
Americans as the demand forunhealthy foods declines among the general population. The findings regarding product
types and number of brands also bear a resemblance to the history of distorted ethnic targeting
New book explores the mind-blowingly diverse world of Black food in America
To fully understand the complexity of Blackness, a good place to start is food, Marcus Samuelsson says.
The Ethiopian-born, Sweden-raised, Harlem-based chef has teamed up with co-writer Osayi Endolyn and a pair of recipe developers, Yewande Komolafe and Tamie Cook, to publish “The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food.”
The book profiles dozens of culinary professionals who are shaping the future of Black food in America, including Tavel Bristol-Joseph, the award-winning chef behind Emmer & Rye, Hestia, Kalimotxo and TLV in Austin.