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Collected Item: “How BLM and COVID-19 impact L.A.’s Black Restaurant Week 2020”

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How BLM and COVID-19 impact L.A.’s Black Restaurant Week 2020

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News Article

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A news article detailing an event in LA focusing on Black owned restaurants, and the ways it has been affected by COVID-19 and the BLM protests. Interviewing Warren Luckett, who started Black Restaurant Week as a way to highlight the Black food scene in LA. During COVID-19, they are moving their event digital, and aiding Black owned restaurants that are close to closing.

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#FoodisLife, #ASU, #HST485, #blackownedbusiness, #LA, #California, #Restaurant

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https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-07-29/black-restaurant-week-los-angeles

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Jenn Harris

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2020-07-29
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