Supermarket Shooting Shines Light on Buffalo’s Legacy of Food Inequity
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Last weekend’s racist attack at a Tops Supermarket in Buffalo has had significant ramifications for a part of Buffalo’s East Side, a neighborhood which has historically struggled with food insecurity. Tops is the lone supermarket in this part of Buffalo’s East Side, and it is now temporarily closed.  The attack highlights how the city’s legacy of institutionalized racism and segregation has given rise to food access and inequities in the communities affected.  In the aftermath, community-based providers are stepping in to address the food insecurity that continues to plague low-income communities of color.  We speak with Allison DeHonney, Founder and CEO of Buffalo Go Green, whose organization is working to address food inequities in Buffalo's East Side, and Craig Willingham, Managing Director for CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute.  
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