庆祝黑人拥有的企业
西雅图南区黑人拥有的企业
在西雅图南区,我们很幸运地拥有华盛顿州最多元化的邮政编码,所以庆祝多元化是我们的一个重要组成部分。为了纪念黑人历史月,我们想强调在西雅图南区各个领域工作的当地黑人拥有的企业。
毕竟,黑人历史不仅仅是过去发生的事情--它每天都在由充满活力和美丽的黑人社区、企业和我们周围的人创造,努力为所有人建立一个更好的未来。
![莫约厨房的共同所有者姆瓦纳哈米西-莫约和巴图洛-努赫站在他们位于香料桥食品馆的厨房里,背后是一系列色彩斑斓的非洲菜肴。](/imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_90f1c4f103c18028dbea51d3414c475b.jpg 320w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_971aa64f236ac36e9f214cd50249b201.jpg 540w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_424ac49cbef9ef56694a36348d561f5b.jpg 768w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_e735daa03f29daca73cd3f40123a0ea8.jpg 1024w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_533efe759250029bbe240d18f4cce28d.jpg 1200w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_c93317f963616706c447d26b1ee88aff.jpg 1440w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_27ec4dd5e99df7e6168c4a1294525c77.jpg 1920w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349095/I0000xyid1NbJEkE_2cf306819264b0b65ce8a2f374829178.jpg 2000w)
莫约厨房
姆瓦纳哈米斯-莫约(简称姆瓦娜)每天都在她的正宗桑给巴尔餐厅 "莫约厨房 "中用心经营,该餐厅是香料桥全球美食馆的一部分。为什么要用心?姆瓦纳说:"我的姓,也是我企业的名字,就是Moyo。Moyo也是斯瓦希里语的 "心"。我从心里准备我的食物"。1998年,她带着两个孩子从坦桑尼亚的桑给巴尔来到华盛顿,尽管她从早期就希望能开一家餐馆,但她发现很难起步。姆瓦纳在2019年被介绍给当地的食品创新网络(FIN)文化推广专家项目,这帮助她开始工作,到2020年,她能够开设Moyo Kitchen,作为FIN的Spice Bridge的一部分,该项目是为有抱负的餐馆老板和餐饮业者提供的孵化器项目。现在,她为自己能够回馈社会而感到自豪,她说:"拥有自己的企业,最有意义的事情就是回馈社会,与他人分享我的一部分文化。当我孩子的学校有多元文化日时,我喜欢与他们分享我的食物。我曾为新来的难民和移民、图克维拉高中的课外活动和无家可归者收容所做过饭。"知道她的食物可以改变现状,回馈图克维拉的多元化社区,这有助于填补推动她的心,使她保持动力。
![Legacy Gaming Community的老板Juanrean Cooper在其企业接受采访时微笑着握紧双手。](https://seattlesouthside.imgix.net/images/Legacy-Games-Image_07.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=36.75%2032.67&q=80&w=320&s=c744510e99e77dce64cda23ec5495e09 320w, https://seattlesouthside.imgix.net/images/Legacy-Games-Image_07.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=36.75%2032.67&q=80&w=540&s=66d1b9c0b96954d253be351f115e3ff0 540w, https://seattlesouthside.imgix.net/images/Legacy-Games-Image_07.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=36.75%2032.67&q=80&w=768&s=a2912cefeee398aaaf7a9df0a4a95c60 768w, https://seattlesouthside.imgix.net/images/Legacy-Games-Image_07.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=36.75%2032.67&q=80&w=1024&s=43fc7f94b137691123f46e2b2b3ffdf0 1024w, https://seattlesouthside.imgix.net/images/Legacy-Games-Image_07.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=36.75%2032.67&q=80&w=1200&s=f93ef4ddfb5be466749741fd94f105f4 1200w)
遗产游戏社区
做出改变对于Legacy Gaming Community的Juanrean Cooper来说也是一个巨大的动力,他不仅建立了一个以个人电脑、游戏机和VR游戏为特色的奇妙游戏厅,而且他正在利用他的业务提供的平台建立一个非营利组织,指导那些对STEM职业感兴趣的孩子。胡安里安希望帮助保持 "年轻人的光芒,因为这是我所学到的。我们可以做任何我们想做的事情......我们想赋予他们权力"。通过建立一个地方,让那些可能没有能力拥有最新和最伟大的电子游戏技术的孩子能够玩耍并从这些技术中学习,这对游戏和技术领域的多样性发展是一个巨大的推动。你可以在我们最近对Juanrean Cooper的深入采访中了解更多关于他的信息。
![刚果之味 "的所有者卡罗琳-穆西图站在她位于 "香料桥 "食品馆的厨房里,在一系列刚果菜的后面。](/imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_47381c0caff6396a14513d2dec52d8b4.jpeg 320w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_fdee338da0c77bf8304a78c13d972dd3.jpeg 540w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_36a5b606e8bfffabca6aad8af2bab532.jpeg 768w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_97c0ce61151a3ce44bf4f4de8ad6605e.jpeg 1024w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_87814c2a33f65cc7917dcab2cca5a10e.jpeg 1200w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_b4f6392feacdd11b8fbb1c4cde38e902.jpeg 1440w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_671a7ec0e60ed4adc8402512316d4e4d.jpeg 1920w, /imager/photoshelter/Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Partner%20Photos%20Collection/Seattle%20Southside%20Restaurants%20Collection/Limited%20Service%20Collection/Spice%20Bridge%20Gallery/1349109/I0000jy8qlhjSlU0_e4eae13b6114903c2a57397a6ea1c770.jpeg 2000w)
刚果的味道
代代相传的灵感可以以多种形式出现,包括在餐桌上。卡罗琳-穆西图是 "刚果之味 "的店主,与 "莫约厨房 "一样在 "香料桥 "食品厅经营,她的所有菜肴都受到她母亲烹饪的启发。在看到餐饮业明显缺乏刚果人的代表后,她决定自己创业。据卡罗琳说,拥有自己的生意的最好的事情(除了允许她灵活地做出自己的决定)是,"认识新的人,以及有机会影响我的社区"。她还补充说,图克维拉的文化多样性和靠近机场的便利位置是Taste of Congo的完美家园。
克里奥尔灵魂
汉普顿-伊索姆(Hampton Isom)一到太平洋西北地区就看到了某种缺憾。他所钟爱的南方菜在当地的烹饪界是缺失的,而他在餐饮业的工作经验和拥有其他餐馆的经验给了他开设克里奥尔灵魂餐厅所需的经验,该餐厅开始是一辆餐车,后来成为一家提供炸鲶鱼、太妃糖、秋葵汤、松饼和更多美味的克里奥尔特色菜的实体餐厅。他从他的母亲和祖母那里获得灵感,使他的菜品具有家乡的美味。
轮子上的古巴人
家乡的味道对 "车轮上的古巴人"的科莱特-布雷克特来说也是一个巨大的灵感,她的祖母给她灌输了对食物的深深热爱,而这种热爱是由许多阿姨一路磨练出来的。科莱特提供具有令人难以置信的口味的古巴融合菜肴。她喜欢 "看到人们尝试我的食物时的表情......以及我的女儿和孙子和我一起在餐馆里吃饭"。科莱特还说她喜欢得梅因社区对她的生意的支持。
...还有更多
在Burien,Time Tunnel Records的Matt Alston开了这家店,向他小时候喜欢去的唱片店的怀旧情怀致敬。无论你是翻阅黑胶唱片,还是浏览卡带和CD(CD现在已经是古董了,这不是很奇怪吗),你都能找到一些东西来抚慰你的心灵。如果你正在寻找家居用品、装饰品和礼品,海尔斯特商店的重点是由店主贝卡-阿特伍德策划的当地特色。
在西雅图南区还有更多精彩的黑人拥有的企业。这并不打算成为一个黑人拥有的企业的详尽名单;我们只是想照亮西雅图南区的一些人和故事。如果你对该地区的黑人企业的更全面的名单感兴趣,你可以在城市联盟网站和图克维拉博客上找到名单。
黑人旅行"还访问了西雅图南区,并考察了当地的一些黑人企业!