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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, June 7, 2018:
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (At Large) speaks on her resolution recognizing June 10 through June 17, 2018 as Philadelphia Black Restaurant Week. http://bit.ly/2sEPTFX
C
Mr.
president,
I
put
forth
a
resolution
proclaiming
June
10th
through
the
17th
as
Black
Restaurant
Week
Black,
Restaurant
Week
new
to
Philadelphia
this
year
from
founding
in
Atlanta,
will
provide
citizens
across
our
city
the
chance
to
support
a
black
owned
businesses,
as
well
as
spotlight
the
economic
prosperity
and
pride
that
comes
with
supporting
african-american,
African
and
Caribbean
Heritage's
supporting
black
owned
businesses
we
know
is
imperative.
If
we
are
serious
in
making
our
communities
stronger
fact,
it
has
been
shown
that
the
black
dollar
stays
in
a
black
community
for
only
six
hours.
C
Research
has
shown
that
the
economic
state
of
a
community
is
partially
related
to
the
amount
of
money
spent
within
those
businesses.
Food
we
know,
is
an
intrinsic
value
of
our
lives,
not
just
in
a
fundamental
sense
but
for
sure
simple
sustenance
food
is
a
comfort.
Food
is
security,
and
it's
often
pleasure
food
is
also
symbolic
of
social
status,
religious
significance
and
traditions
around
the
globe
and
throughout
time,
food
has
been
one
of
the
cornerstones
of
our
cultures
for
african-americans
in
the
United
States
food
plays
a
vital
role
in
developing
enriching
and
sustaining
our
cultural
identity.
C
I'm,
a
living
testimony
that
soul,
food,
instant,
is
symbolically
and
fundamental,
fundamentally
made
with
love
who
would
not
want
to
enjoy
such
magic
while
dining
out
at
a
black
owned
restaurant.
Instead
of
spending
our
money
at
a
large
chain
with
identical
menus
and
decor
that
has
no
trace
of
our
history.
I'm
asking
everyone
to
join
us
and
check
out
the
host
of
events
that
Philly
black
Restaurant
Week
will
have.
C
You
can
go
to
Philly,
be
our
w.com
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
Julie
Coker
Graham,
president
of
the
Philadelphia
Visitors
convention
bureau,
where
my
colleague
councilman
O'brien
and
I
sit
as
port
members
and
tumor
11th,
president
of
visit
Philadelphia
for
responding
favorably
to
our
request
for
Philly
Black
Restaurant,
Week,
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,.