Wu-Tang Clan de facto leader and Hip Hop maestro RZA has been a publicly proud vegan and PETA supporter for years and he’s urging African American-owned restaurants to eat off of his plant. https://violifefoods.com/us/plant-grants/
VegNews reports The Abbot partnered with Violife, the vegan cheese brand widely accepted by chains such as Pizza Hut, and the Plant Grants program to bestow five $20,000 grants to Black-owned eateries intent of reverting their menu to reflect a plant-based diet.
“I’m partnering with Violife because we share a similar philosophy about eating plant-based, and we want to make plant-based eating more accessible, affordable and sustainable to all,” RZA said in a statement. “The influence of Hip Hop and the culinary history of plant-based eating in Black communities contribute to a movement of embracing meatless options. I’m proud to support Plant Grants to continue this movement and make plant-based eating more readily available at Black-owned restaurants that are at the heart of communities.”
Brian Orlando, Chief Marketing Officer at Upfield North America — the company that distributes Violife, additionally applauded the initiative that will also see Compton Lemel Durrah and Chicago chefs Laricia Chandler assume respective visible roles as coaches towards the menu updates.
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RZA first entered his vegan chambers in the mid-90s and even used his lifestyle’s message to promote the Wu-Tang Clan’s last released album, 2014’s A Better Tomorrow.
However, he’s not being relegated to old music these days. In a new interview with HipHopDX, RZA revealed the title for his upcoming album Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater and spoke highly of the damage producer DJ Scratch applied to the project.
“Giving Scratch the reins as a producer and me taking the reins as an MC, that’s what frees me up creatively and lets me play more with lyrical gags and lyrical flows because I don’t have to be focused on everything,” RZA relayed to DX. “He delivered tracks that resonated and brought me back to a sound that I felt was missing. For me it was really natural to flow and write to these songs.”
You are what you rap! Restaurateurs interested in the Plant Grants program can obtain more information via the official website.
What if someone openly started supporting white owned businesses in a way similar to this? The black privilege is real.
Shhh! You can not say that, that is racist. You see it is (D)ifferent when it is blacks doing it. Just like the financial help for blacks only. Absolutely disgusting
They already do, stupid.
Why only black? No Asian, white, brown? This man is the new 5’9’’ fucking racist piece of shit!
Exactly. If it was “white businesses” and Eminem did it he would be in deep shit.
Still has a shitty hairline thou.
black owned businesses and franchises out there get less access and are faced with more turmoil due to the areas they operate. This would give them a boost. Most white people hear satan when they see a black owned business and wont give it a chance. White privilege in the restaurant industry is real. Freaking McDonald’s gave black franchise owners and operators a hard time and screwed them over in bonuses and gave astronomical performance measurements because they had to take a chance on them knowing the areas they serve are riddled with low income residents.
Hey guess what they overcame that over decades and now McDonald’s got caught. So that’s why black owned business and black people deserve a fair chance. SHARE the wealth, that’s the lesson to learn here. Most of you can’t handle that because you’re stuck in hate. You can always count on your community when when the masses forget you. You will never have to go through that as white person.
Man, shut up with your cry baby ass shit. No one knows your business is black owned unless you’re out there telling that shit. Then people are like “check out this racist weirdo.” If someone put “Mexican owned” it would be weird, right? If it said “white owned” we’d be dealing with some bullshit skinhead shit. No one would shop there. You’ve been duped into segregating yourself, dumb dumb. If you want equality, act equal. Please explain how Rick Ross owns tons of businesses. How is T.I. Worth over 50 million dollars when he has been convicted of over 3 felonies, always complains about the white man and how unfair shit is, when he’s done time for machine guns and silencers? SMH. I’m a dual citizen from a “3rd world” country. Brazil. I’ve had tons of friends, many of them black, move here illegally, not know the language, not have documents and now they own homes, they have green cards and own businesses. I know roughly 10 people who have done that. Half of them are black that started with nothing and can’t speak the language. Shut up with your simple Simon ass. As a white person you’ll never know. Racist ass generalization. Eat a dick cry baby. Your racist and a dumb dumb. Oh, and fuck McDonalds. Like any corporation, if you have money, they’ll play ball. This dummy said they got caught. Hahahaha
Hey, I’m going to start “white entertainment television.” That will go down well, right? WTF is wrong with people? I’ll hand out money to white owned businesses to… SMH. So stupid. I want to help people of only one race because I care.
YAAAAAY RACISM!! Didn’t this guy make all of his money by sampling Asian film, using and Asian name for his brand? Shouldn’t he be helping CHINESE businesses? LOL