About Black Food Fridays
Black Food Fridays is a James Beard Award winning (2024) social media advocacy initiative that encourages everyone who eats food to support Black-owned restaurants each and every Friday.
Since launching in April 2020, Black Food Fridays has grown organically to reach an audience of over 500,000 people across social media.
Who Made The Potato Salad?
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Who Made The Potato Salad? 〰️
KJ Kearney is a Black food historian, content creator, and food & beverage influencer based in North Charleston, South Carolina. He has been featured and quoted in numerous publications including (but not limited to) The Washington Post, Forbes, The Today Show, Business Insider, Eater and Ebony Magazine. You may also have seen him on highly rate shows like “Ms. Delicious Brown” (Food Network) or “High On the Hog” (Netflix). He’s currently the host for a PBS Digital Series called “Citizen Better” which releases on December 19, 2023.
In 2018, KJ wrote a proclamation celebrating red rice (the American cousin of West African Jollof), which received a formal resolution from the City of Charleston. He has produced numerous events for both the City of Charleston and the City of North Charleston, and was a guest columnist for the Charleston City Paper.
KJ is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha (the first Greek letter fraternity for African-Americans), a proud graduate and Life Member of the illustrious South Carolina State University, a brother, son, “Uncle of the Year” candidate, reformed sneakerhead, and trap music apologist.
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