50 Best stands with the black community in the fight against systemic racism and police brutality. Black lives, Black voices and Black pain matter. Over the last few days, all members of the 50 Best team have taken time out to educate ourselves on issues of racism and the persecution of the black community. Here are some resources that we found useful and would like to share with the world
The hospitality industry is built on a simple tenet: chefs, restaurateurs and bartenders want to make people happy with their food, drinks and hospitality. And that means all people – not depending on race, nationality, colour of skin, or sexual orientation. This is why the Black Lives Matter movement concerns all of us. Because beyond the brands we represent, the content we create and the lists we produce, we are people. And as people, we recognise that police brutality has to be condemned, and that more needs to be done to amplify the voices of the black community, in the gastronomic world and beyond.
Ahead of the launch of a series of features to help give a voice to black writers, cooks, bartenders, and hospitality workers, we are sharing a list of resources we have found useful in educating ourselves during and after #BlackOutTuesday. This represents a starting point in the work we are doing to play our part in the fight against systemic racism. It is by no means comprehensive – but it has helped inform us about the plague of racism in the US and beyond, and uncovered areas where we feel we can help. It comprises content both about the Black Lives Matter movement and about the unfair struggles of the black community in the food and drinks sector, as well as ways everyone can help, such as donations and supporting black-owned businesses.
Further to this, we will undertake research into issues of inclusivity within restaurant and bar businesses, which will help us plan a way forward. We commit to using our platform to help fight for equality. We are aware that the black community has been hit disproportionately hard by coronavirus – this fact will help shape the distribution of funds in our 50 Best for Recovery campaign.
We invite our readers to help educate us and build on this list. Please share resources, thoughts and ideas as to how we can plot a progressive path forward. Email inclusivity@theworlds50best.com to start the conversation. We will engage in dialogue with every person looking to contribute positively to this movement.
Where to donate – US
Black Lives Matter – About | Donate
The ACLU Racial Justice Program – About | Donate
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund – About | Donate
Black Visions Collective – About | Donate
Reclaim The Block – About | Donate
The Movement for Black Lives – About | Donate
Campaign Zero – About & Donate
George Floyd Memorial Fund – About & Donate
I Run With Maud – About & Donate
Where to donate – UK
Black Lives Matter UK – About | Donate
Black Minds Matter UK – About | Donate
UK Black Pride – About | Donate
Stand Against Racism & Inequality – About | Donate
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust – About | Donate
Race Equality Foundation – About | Donate
Show Racism the Red Card – About | Donate
Stand Up To Racism – About | Donate
Black LGBTQIA Therapy Fund – About & Donate
Black Protest Legal Support UK – About & Donate
And if you can’t donate…
Contribute to Black Lives Matter by watching YouTube videos where ad profits go to charity
Petitions to sign – Global
Demand Racial Data on Coronavirus
Petitions to sign – US
You can sign no matter where you are in the world – if a zip code is needed, use an area code such as 90210
#WeAreDoneDying
Tell Congress to protect Black-owned businesses
Tell Congress to protect Black voters
Petitions to sign – Europe
Teach British children about black history in schools
Anti-racism education to be compulsory in UK schools
Clamp down on racism in football
Support Black people in the food ecosystem – US
National Black Food & Justice Alliance
National Black Farmers Association
Black Church Food Security Network
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network
Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
Support Black-owned restaurants, businesses and cooks – Global and US
Find your local black-owned restaurants with EatOkra (App)
Support black-owned businesses in your community (James Beard)
Black-owned restaurant lists circulating the internet, organized by city (Bon Appétit)
Black-owned restaurants in New York City
Black-owned Brooklyn – A curated guide to black Brooklyn’s people, places and products
Black-owned food businesses in L.A. (Los Angeles Times)
Black-owned restaurants, pop-ups and caterers in the Bay Area (San Francisco Chronicle)
How to support Black-owned restaurants in Seattle (The Seattle Times)
Black Owned Businesses to Support in and Around Denver (303magazine.com)
Black-owned restaurants on Chicago's North Side (Chicago Tribune)
Support Black-Owned Restaurants in Portland
Black-owned restaurants to support in the Greater Boston area (Boston.com)
Black-owned restaurants in the Twin Cities to support right now (City Pages)
Black-Owned Restaurants in Metro Detroit (Fed and Bougie)
Support Black-owned restaurants, businesses and cooks – UK
UK Black Owned Business
Support London’s Black-Owned Restaurants (The Infatuation)
A list of cookbooks, food and drink businesses and more (@emames7)
A list of BIPOC chefs, homecooks and business owners (@fowlmouthsfood)
Watch: Online videos on black culture and the food industry
Click here to watch all videos below as part of a playlist on the 50 Best TV YouTube channel
8 Black Chefs Who Are Shifting The American Cuisine Culture
Interview with Kwame Onwuachi – Fine dining Chef and author of Notes From a Young Black Chef
Watch: Online documentaries on the Black Lives Matter movement
The Rise of Black Lives Matter
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter movement
Essential reading – Articles through the decades
1990s
An American Tragedy: The legacy of slavery lingers in our cities ghettos, by Glenn C. Loury
A Question of Color: A Debate on Race in the U.S. Workplace, by David A. Thomas and Suzy Wetlaufer
2000s
What’s Holding Blacks Back? By John H. McWhorter
Five Truths About Black History, by Jeffery Robinson
The Social Construction of Whiteness: Racism by Intent, Racism by Consequence, by Teresa J. Guess
2010 onwards
Why black people can’t be racist, by Sobantu Mzwakali
America is on Fire, by Lee Pelton
Racism is Killing Black Americans, by SPL Editors
Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women, by Jocelyn Frye
Essential reading – Books through the decades
1980s
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
1990s
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain, by Peter Fryer
2000s
Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, by Tim Wise
2010 onwards
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
The Good Immigrant, edited by Nikesh Shukla
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by Renni Eddo-Lodge
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