Historic Durham Black-Owned Restaurant Feeds Hundreds As SNAP Crisis Continues - Travel Noire

The People's Market, a Black-owned cafe and cocktail bar, to close

The People’s Market, a Black-owned cafe and cocktail bar, announced on Instagram that it will be closing both its locations in Elizabeth and Meyer’s Park. Owner Cory Duran said there is no single reason for the decision but noted the financial stress of running both stores to their “full potential” in the “current environment. Duran noted other challenges such as broken equipment, HVAC repairs, an electrical fire and the rising cost of labor. Du…

Historic Durham Black-Owned Restaurant Feeds Hundreds As SNAP Crisis Continues - Travel Noire

Durham’s oldest Black-owned restaurant, The Chicken Hut, recently demonstrated its deep community roots by providing 400 free meals to residents affected by delayed SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. According to a report by WUNC, owner Tre Tapp and his staff distributed boxed lunches to anyone who presented their SNAP card at the restaurant’s Fayetteville Street location. This act of generosity follows the restaurant’s recent…