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News

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to […]

todayNovember 7, 2025

News

Trump Sends Food to Gaza, But Ignores Haiti and African Nations That Need Food Too

Nationwide — Former President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will increase its efforts to deliver food aid to Gaza, promising to help establish “food centers” to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the region. While the move has been welcomed by many as a necessary step to address widespread hunger in the war-torn area, critics point out the glaring silence from Trump on equally dire famines in Haiti, which is being called a “UN-declared famine hotspot” and […]

todayJuly 30, 2025

News

Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price increases for bacon, cereal, crackers and other items. “We’ll get them down,” he told shoppers during a September visit to a Pennsylvania grocery store. But the food price inflation that stunned the U.S. — and other parts of the world — in 2021 and 2022 had complicated causes that are difficult to unwind, […]

todayNovember 15, 2024

Economy

Black Tech Founder Teams Up with Stadiums to Fight Food Waste and Hunger Using AI

Aneshai Smith, founder and CEO of GO See The City, has spearheaded a game-changing partnership with Levy Restaurant Group, marking a significant milestone in the fight against food waste and hunger. Leveraging GO See The City’s Hariet.AI enterprise platform, this partnership has enabled GO See The City to divert surplus food from major stadiums, including Paycom Center Arena, home of the NBA’s Oklahoma Thunder, and now Oklahoma University's Memorial Stadium, where unused food from Oklahoma Sooners football games is being […]

todayApril 24, 2024

Economy

Two Sisters Make History, From Food Truck to Restaurant in Under 15 Months

Food enthusiasts Jo Neishia Johnson and Kiara Simons, the founders of Two Sisters And a Deviled Crab, the latest Black-owned culinary sensation in Jacksonville, Florida, have proudly gone from having a food truck to now owning a restaurant in under 15 months. Even more, they've just celebrated their two-year anniversary in business. To commemorate this milestone, the restaurant offered complimentary champagne during brunch, provided photo opportunities, adorned the venue with celebratory decor, and unveiled new merchandise for sale.Remarkably, within just […]

todayMarch 15, 2024

Economy

Black Childhood Friends Team Up to Bring Organic, Plant-Based Food to St. Louis

Childhood friends DeVonte' "DJ" Jackson and Derrick Mosley have teamed up to bring plant-based comfort food to St. Louis with their new venture, Da Vegan Way. The duo combined their shared passion and expertise for cooking to offer locals a menu of familiar dishes with a vegan twist.When the pandemic hit and Jackson faced a job loss, he seized the chance to pursue his lifelong culinary dream. Jackson newly embraced a vegan lifestyle at that time and decided to launch […]

todayJanuary 6, 2024