HEC Spotlights Black-Owned Businesses Feb. 2
** HEC Media’s Spotlight Celebrates Black History Month
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KPLR, Channel 11
Sundays at 9:30 am
ST. LOUIS, MO., January 29, 2020- HEC-TV kicked of 2020 by introducing a new program called Spotlight ([link removed]) . It airs on Channel 11 every Sunday at 9:30 a.m., with the intention of highlighting St. Louis’ best contributions to art, culture, and education. In celebration of Black History Month, HEC is featuring several stories about how black cooks have impacted culture and the community through food.
Featured this Sunday on Spotlight:
In her new book, “Recipes for Respect: African American Meals and Meanings”, author and Washington University Professor Rafia Zafar examines the historic influence of black chefs on the way we eat. Many of the chefs featured in Zafar’s book were former slaves that were well respected for their cooking talents. Zafar goes into great detail about the lives and recipes of the earliest and most notable black chefs.
Dr. Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels is the founder and CEO of Potbangerz, a nonprofit organization that provides meals to low-income individuals in St. Louis. They have also partnered with several local organizations to find permanent housing for those in need. Mama Cat believes that food is love, and her mission is to share that love and transform the lives of her “un-housed family.”
The Bridge Bread Bakery is also giving back to the St. Louis Community in a big way, teaching baking skills and offering living wages to those suffering from homelessness. HEC follows baker Daryl Pitchford through a typical day at the bakery while he speaks about his story of being homeless and the therapeutic aspect of baking. Bridge Bread recently opened a large new location on Cherokee Street, where more job opportunities will soon be available.
For The Culture STL is a website and app that connects the black community to black-owned businesses and events throughout the city. Founder Ohun Ashe was heavily active in the Ferguson and Jason Stockley protests, through which she found a desire to uplift black-owned restaurants, clothing companies, and entertainment. Though it was intended to benefit the black community in St. Louis, the website has been viewed in all 50 states and all seven continents. The fastest growing category is for food, with many local restaurants reaching out to Ashe to be featured.
HEC is a four-time winner of the Overall Excellence Award, granted by the Mid America Emmy Association, and have numerous Emmys, national, and international awards under our belt. We are excited to put our high-quality, award-winning work on display every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11. Tune in, set your DVRs, or stream all of our content free any time on hecmedia.org ([link removed]) .
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About HEC
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