How the Black Panther Party Started Free Breakfast for Children | Eater

"Major grocery chains operating in Black neighborhoods initially refused to support the Party’s survival programs, often choosing to discard excess food rather than donate it; that refusal became a public issue and a rallying point, as organizers informed communities about those choices and pressured businesses to change. Community backlash and the strategic use of food as leverage eventually pushed many of those stores to provide larger donations needed as the free breakfast and other feeding programs expanded." - Billy X Jennings