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Louis Hunter: ‘Who is going to be the victim this time?’
Minneapolis-based restaurant owner Louis Hunter lost his cousin, Philando Castile, at the hands of a police officer. His death was live-streamed on Facebook by his girlfriend .
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readMinneapolis-based restaurant owner Louis Hunter lost his cousin, Philando Castile, at the hands of a police officer. His death was live-streamed on Facebook by his girlfriend. Soon after, Hunter was arrested during a protest and charged with two rioting felonies. He maintained his innocence, and eventually the charges were dropped. He went on to open Trio, the only black-owned vegan restaurant in Minnesota. Trio re-opened this week and is feeding clean-up crews. To support Trio, donate through the restaurant’s GoFundMe.
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Solidarity in Minneapolis, Black entrepreneurship, gospel fried chicken- 0:00Louis Hunter: ‘Who is going to be the victim this time?’You’re reading this
- 13:08Azla Vegan to Woody’s BBQ: Work down this list of black-owned restaurants
- 21:38‘With tears on my pillow … I was determined to stay open,’ says Hotville Chicken’s owner
- 33:30Why did a voice of the civil rights movement get into the fried chicken business?
The full episode
1 of 4Solidarity in Minneapolis, Black entrepreneurship, gospel fried chicken- 0:00Louis Hunter: ‘Who is going to be the victim this time?’You’re reading this
- 13:08Azla Vegan to Woody’s BBQ: Work down this list of black-owned restaurants
- 21:38‘With tears on my pillow … I was determined to stay open,’ says Hotville Chicken’s owner
- 33:30Why did a voice of the civil rights movement get into the fried chicken business?