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Rabia Kamara grew up outside of Washington, D.C. as a child of immigrants, in a community of immigrants. The diverse cooking styles Kamara was exposed to at an early age followed her into the kitchen.
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First-ever Black Vegan Experience takes place in Richmond First-ever Black Vegan Experience takes place in Richmond By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Posted at 6:49 PM, May 15, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-15 21:45:51-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- The first-ever Black Vegan Experience took place in Richmond Saturday at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond. The idea for the event, which was initially slated for March 2020, but pushed back because of the pandemic, came about after area Black medical professionals debunked stereotypes surrounding veganism and Black culture. Rabia Mamara, who owns ...
Posted By Wyatt Gordon on Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 3:35 PM Anyone who feels like there’s nothing fun and safe to do during the pandemic clearly hasn’t spoken with Shemicia Bowen, one of the three women behind the Richmond Black Restaurant Experience. For the food festival’s fifth iteration, she, Kelli Lemon, and Amy Wentz have pulled together a 10-day culinary journey featuring over 70 Black-owned businesses around town, running from March 5 to 14. “With 27 food trucks and 43 brick-and-mortar establishments, we have a full menu of experiences for folks th...
Brave New World Even in the best of times, opening a restaurant is a risky endeavor. Opening a restaurant during a pandemic is essentially uncharted territory. While Richmond has lost a number of independent restaurants due to pandemic pressures, including gems that helped shape the dining scene, the region has also witnessed an influx of new dining establishments. We look at some of these recent additions, from a chef-driven pizzeria in Scottâs Addition to a Black-owned juice bar in the Fan and an urban oasis in Fulton Hill. Although face masks, takeout boxes and COVID protocols were no...