City Of Fort Worth: It's Not Too Late To View Juneteenth Program On Black Diners

Press release from City of Fort Worth:

June 22, 2021

Did you miss the City of Fort Worth Diversity & Inclusion Employee Committee’s Juneteenth program on local Black-owned restaurants? The presentation is now online for viewing. 

Black Restaurants that Fed the Civil Rights Movement is a historical presentation and discussion on how restaurants in the South, such as Dooky Chase’s in New Orleans, The Four Way in Memphis and others, became high-profile focal points for the Civil Rights movement through this informative presentation. The program also includes a talk with self-described black culture curator, Deah Berry Mitchell, who shared her insight into the influence that West African cuisine and slavery had on “soul food” and the local black-owned restaurant scene.

Fort Worth, Texas Magazine has compiled a list that showcases some of the area’s most well-known Black-owned restaurants. This list covers a variety of different cuisines, including barbecue, coffee and baked goods, Jamaican and African restaurants and more traditional southern fare.

Photo: Carpenter’s Café and Catering is one of the many Black-owned eateries profiled during the Juneteenth presentation and celebration.

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This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.