RZA is proving he’s a man of his word by living up to a promise he made in July to Black-owned vegan restaurants stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday (September 16), the legendary Hip Hop producer and vegan cheese company Violife awarded $100,000 to five different restaurants that are promoting plant-based eating in their local communities. The donation comes through Plant Grants, a new program aimed at making vegan food more “delicious, affordable and available in local communities.”
“I’m excited to work with the Plant Grants restaurants because they are on the front line of the plant-based revolution in their communities, through their recipes and the individual touch they put on their dishes to give their customers a great meal,” RZA said in a statement. “We are what we eat. For me, that means I still get to eat cheese – vegan cheese from Violife – and with their help, I get to convince people to switch to foods made from plants because they taste good, they’re affordable, and there is a whole lot of variety to choose from.”
Seasoned Vegan (Harlem, New York), Meek’s Vegan Pizza (Houston, Texas), Supreme Oasis Bakery and Deli (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Vegans on the Run LLC (Shreveport, Louisiana) and Plant Power Café & Juice Bar (Chattanooga, Tennessee) will receive $20,000 each as well as education and mentorship in new vegan dishes and community outreach.
Lisa Akey, head of Away from Home Marketing for Violife USA, said, “With the 2021 Plant Grants program, we’re tackling plant-based food inequity head on by empowering Black-owned restaurants to offer more plant-based dishes to their communities – dishes that will delight customers and keep them coming back for more.”
RZA Giving Out C.R.E.A.M. By The Thousands For Black-Owned Restaurants To Go Vegan
RZA began experimenting with the vegan lifestyle in the ’90s when he gave up red meat, poultry and fish. During a visit to The Joe Rogan Experience, RZA explained how the transition happened.
“I could knock back about 30 chicken wings,” he recalled during the 2019 interview. “On the 29th chicken wing, my teeth hit the bone. My mind said, ‘Dead bird. You in New York City with all these pigeons flying around, and here you are, supposed to be an intelligent human being and you eating on a dead bird.’ I was like, ‘That sounds pretty stupid to me.’ I never ate it again.”
He added, “To be honest with you, bro, I just hit you with this right here, the reality of how I feel: No animal needs to die for me to live, OK?”
That’s whassup. Respect to Rza. All these other rappers are promoting fast food, corner store snacks, drugs, and alcohol. I’m no saint, but c’mon, you gotta mix in SOME healthy stuff. It’s shocking how little the average person, especially in the hood, understands about nutrition and how it corresponds with their mood, their sleep, their sexuality, their entire sense of well-being. This idea that it’s not ‘cool’ to care about what you eat is poison.
On a side note, DX, what’s up with this text/script program ya’ll are using? It’s horrible. Leaving a comment shouldn’t be such a chore. Between the 25 ads that pop up, the screen needing to re-load 5 times, and the Java 2002 program you’re using, it’s a mess. Peace.
Yeah. Respect to his racist ass shit. Had it been Latino, Asian or white owned fuck ‘em! Racism is cool. If Garth Brooks did this to a white owned BBQ joint idiots like yourself would be rightfully loosing their minds. Hypocrite moron.
Nyaaaw. Capital riot failure got ur panties in a bunch huh loool
Oh. So helping only black businesses is not the same thing as helping only white businesses? You’re literally not just changing the color and saying one is OK? Idiot! Lifelong Democrat by the way.
It is different because white people are not opressed FOR BEING WHITE. Also being a ‘democrat’ is not a flex. Democrats and repubs are both inherently racist parties to begin with. The foundation and continued fundamental operation of all of ‘the americas’ is racist.
Nothing on the Latinos or the Asians huh? Wow. I guess he NEVER appropriated any Asian culture right? LOL. Your bullshit can easily be turned against you dumb dumb. Keep your stupid ideas for your echo chamber of low IQ mouth breathers. LOL.
Just eat regular food idiots. We all live we all die. That vegan shit is for morons
Eating meat is for retards and neandertals. Respect for RZA. Hope he inspires others. And meat is not regular food. It’s corpses. That’s just gross.
Yup. That’s why vegetarians live, on average, 10 years longer than meat eaters. Vegans on average live 10 years less. Those vegetarians only live 10 years longer if they eat eggs BTW. I know. Science sucks. Neandertal.
To give diet all the credit would be a real stretch. A real long stretch. The Vegetables were also once living. Any difference? Nope. Make better whole food choices.
Sorry, was replying to the other two, not No thanks.
Even if that causality is true: I’d rather die 10 years earlier with a clear conscience than live 10 years longer with guilt. For me personally, it is a moral decision and not a health issue. But in the end, everyone has to make their own choices regarding this matter. I was simply annoyed by the previous comment that ‘vegan shit is for morons’.
All of those living plants are being murdered for food. Poor fruits. Vegetables. They just want to be in the sun and reverse breathe. This is completely wrong. We need to kill and eat all of the animals that are eating them to save them. Specially the ones that would murder your hippie ass. LOL. Stupid ass “morals” that are straight hypocrisy. Oh, “Even if those numbers were right”… they are. Cambridge. Harvard. Many studies. Same conclusions. Sue 10 years earlier. Eat fake ass disgusting food. And be a hypocrite chowing animal life over plant life. Just eat mulch and meditate. Don’t masturbate ejaculate in women. That life your just throwing away to die. All of those innocent sperm. Living creatures. Dummy. One of these dimwits said “save the earth.” LOL. You just want an excuse to be weak and passive. We see you. Lame. It’s always some skinny, pale heroin addict looking motherfucker talking about “save the earth.” RZA does PCP and coke. I’m sure it’s ALL vegan.
rza hates white people 🙂
Until they buy record or tix to a show. I just went to their recent tour. Not a lot of diversity. Whiiiiittttteeeee! LOL
Much respect to all my vegan, vegetarians & flexitarians!!! We can save the world through our dinner plates.
All of those innocent plants are living beings! We should eat all of the cruel animals murdering these helpless plants, fruits and vegetables. Huge flex. My guy. Hashtag kombucha taint patchuli hairy armpits mouth.
If you dig deep a lot of popular vegan dishes are unhealthy because they’re processed or high in gluten to give it that fake meat texture. Portion control is more important than going vegan unless you’re doing it for moral reasons – which has its issues as well.
More meat for the white peoples! Let them blacks eat that vegan shit!
is it affordable.
This is great. You are what your eat..that’s why most people act like animals and suffer from mental illness. The animal you’re eating is being slaughtered fear is the last thing they go through. I for sure can tell you if you never tried to refrain from meat and go on a vegan or veggie diet you will never understand. It’s good to feel light and not heavy after a meal there’s a level of mental clarity and pureness. That’s why a lot of religion fast and etc take care of your body and watch what goes into it..being fat and unhealthy is not hereditary ..your mommas recipes are tho
That’s why you’re a vegetable and bland. Well put. You know people ARE animals. That’s why they act as such. Weirdo.
Hell yeah. Much respect to RZA. I’ve been vegan ten years and my nutrition, energy, skin, basically everything is superior to most people I meet my own age (late thirties).