Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars Are Still Recovering Three Years After COVID Arrived | Eater Chicago

"This Louisville restaurant, led by Chef Edward Lee and his team, gained national recognition when its founders created a diversity-focused effort in 2018. That effort — the LEE Initiative — partnered with corporate supporters such as Heinz and Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice during the pandemic to create an annual grant program that helps Black-owned restaurants and food businesses with startup costs, disaster relief, mentorship and other resources; the program has grown rapidly and is pledging more than $1 million to fund up to 60 grants in the current year, supporting recipients ranging from first-time operators to businesses with decades of history." - Sam Nelson