Detroit – Black Gastronomy

Update: Since the writing of this piece, on May 8, 2023, Lyndsay was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her words published in the Detroit Free Press. Though she did not win the award, it is an honor to be recognized for her work. Our most heartfelt congratulations. -------------------- Imagine being so unique that you’re easily forgotten. That’s the feeling Lyndsay Green has continued to experience as the relatively new food critic at the Detroit Free Press. In her position it is customary to keep a low profile as to not draw any special treatment and to review the dining experience without being swayed. The elephant in the room though is that she is a Black woman, with hair that has been blonde, afroed and everything in between. She has had personal connections and conversations ...

Rapheal Wright is on a mission. He is out at the front of the effort to address health and wealth in the city of Detroit. A city which has long been considered a food desert, and one where the number of grocery stores has been dwindling year over year. The availability of fresh, whole food options has been in constant question, and he's here to try to answer the call. Wright is owner and found of Neighborhood Grocery, a forthcoming supermarket on the East Side of of Detroit, in a neighborhood where a grocery story of this ilk is one of the last things you'd expect to find. Once known as the Manistee Market, the building that will house the Neighborhood Market has been under construction since 2020, fueled by an ongoing fundraising campaign and the pure ambition of The most recent ...

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Lyndsay Green Feels Invisible

Neighborhood Grocery is Coming to the East Side of Detroit and They Need Your Help