Caribbean Restaurant Week seeks to drive traffic to local eateries

The Philadelphia Tribune’s special 140th anniversary edition, which highlights crucial coverage throughout the publication’s history, will publish Nov. 24, 2024.

Although the market has expanded its number of Black-owned businesses in recent years to approximately 11, the booths are overwhelmingly white-owned businesses.

The annual Black Food and Dessert Expo, founded by Aneesah Smith-Ward, returns April 23-25 at Urbn Ridge Center at 5261 Ridge Ave. with 19 businesses signed up so far.