RZA is helping Black-owned restaurants go vegan. The Wu-Tang Clan member donated a $100,000 grant to help businesses include more plant-based dishes on their menus.<\/p>\n
RZAs grant was made in partnership with Upfield-owned brand Violife. The plant-based foods manufacturers multi-year grant program, Plant Grants, promotes eating vegan through funding, education, and mentorship opportunities.<\/p>\n
According to the vegan company, this years initiative aims to help Black-owned restaurants that are struggling due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Minority-owned businesses have suffered disproportionately amid the COVID-19 crisis. According to a 2020 report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Black-owned businesses in America fell by 41 percent from February to April. Latinx business owners declined by 32 percent. Asian-owned businesses dropped by 26 percent.<\/p>\n
Supporting Plant Grants is important to me because it will fund Black-owned restaurants who are the fabric of their communities, RZA said.<\/p>\n
The rappers generous donation to a vegan cause should come as no surprise. He ditched animal products in the 90s. Since then, hes been outspoken about the positive impacts of consuming a plant-based diet.<\/p>\n
When you think of a better tomorrow, you think about veganism in the world, RZA said. I dont need a dead animal or a dead piece of flesh to go into my live body, he added. Theres not nothing on this planet that doesnt want to live.<\/p>\n
In addition to receiving financial support, the Black-owned businesses will learn how to develop plant-based menu offerings through the program.<\/p>\n
Pioneering vegan chefs Lemel Durrah and Laricia Chandler Baker will teach grant recipients how to cook with plant-based ingredients. Durrah is the founder of Los Angeles-based vegan soul food company Compton Vegan. Chandler Baker is the co-owner of Chicago vegetarian restaurant I Cant Believe Its Not Meat.<\/p>\n
Grant applications for Plant Grants will be open until July 31, 2021. In addition to being Black-owned, criteria include having less than 50 employees and being currently open and operational. Violife will award five $20,000 grants to Black-owned restaurants that are committed to embracing plant-based foods on their menus.<\/p>\n
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STAFF WRITER | LOS ANGELES, CA Audrey writes about sustainability, food, and entertainment. She has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and political science. <\/p>\n
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