Black Butchers United. A Community Within.
Black Butchers United is a gathering place - in the digital sense. It’s a place for Black people in the meat industry to find resources, get educated and fellowship with each other. Like many others, the meat industry is dominated by typically white, typically male individuals. So to have a community full of Black people to support each other through the ins and outs of their career is a gold mine.
With an IG profile, @black_butchers_united, as their primary source of communication, the founders Norman Nesby Jr and Dylan Carasco share a wealth of information with their followers. Profiles of Black butchers, interviews and virtual meetings are just some of the ways they show up for the approximately two dozen in the community. A recent profile by Eater with Nesby and Carasco detail...