👋🏾 Hi, my name is KJ Kearney.

My name is KJ Kearney and I am the founder of a social media account that encourages people to support Black owned food and beverage businesses by purchasing items from them every Friday. Or at least, every Friday you can. It’s called Black Food Fridays and you should follow that account right now. Anyway, I started that account on April 5, 2020. Since then, I have:

• 🏆 …Been nominated for a James Beard Award, twice (and one once) (it’s like the Grammy Awards for food),
• 🇩🇪 …Participated in a German Think Tank cohort that learned about the spread of disinformation on the internet,
• 🚌 …Given Soul Food Tours that the Washington Post has written about (seriously),
• 🎯 …Created social media content for companies like Target (and Pepsi),
• 👶🏽 …Explained how parents can teach their kids about Black history through food,
• 🗣️ …Taught people how NOT to suck at small talk (in only 6 minutes!),
• 📲 …Praised for making Black History accessible to everyone,
• 🍕 …Used pizza as a way to promote localized, political organizing.

What is Black Food Fridays?

In it’s earliest stages, Black Food Fridays had one mission: To encourage people to purchase food and beverages from Black-owned businesses every Friday. Since then, the scope of BFF has expanded to telling the stories of Black-people in the food and beverage space. 

Who is Black Food Fridays for?

• Anyone looking for the latest in Black food news, information, humor, and history.
• Actively anti-racist people who enjoy food and beverages from across the African diaspora.
• People who want to learn how to use food as a tool for community organizing.
• Adventurous foodies looking for Black-owned spots to try from all over the world.