Black Restaurant Week starts Friday

Kansas City's first ever Black Restaurant Week starts Friday.

100-105WE"RE TALKING ABOUTFOOD FIRST THING THISMORNING.TODAY KICKS OFF THEFIRST EVER BLACKRESTAURANT WEEK INKANSAS CITY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN SHOWS US WHATYOU CAN EXPECT THISWEEK.--on cam intro--ONE OF THE GOALS OFBLACK RESTAURANT WEEKIS TO FIGHTSTEREOTYPES.WHEN YOU THINK OFBLACK CUISINE YOU MAYNOT THINK KALE CHIPSAND VEGANISM RIGHT OFFTHE BAT.--take vo cover--BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'REDOING HERE AT GIGI'SWELLNESS CAFIN FACT GIGI IS ROLLINGOUT A SPECIAL THIS WEEKWHERE YOU CAN DO ATOTAL VEGAN CLEANSE.YOU GET A NEW JUICE ANDTWO MEALS EVERY DAY OFTHE WEEK TO GET YOURVEGAN JOURNEY STARTEDOFF RIGHT.OTHER RESTAURANTS AREUSING THIS WEEK AS KINDOF A CHANCE TO EXPOSEPEOPLE TO BLACKCULTURE AND AFRICANCULTURE.OVERALL THE MESSAGEHERE IS TO SUPPORTSMALL BUSINESSES WHOARE GOING THROUGH ATOUGH TIME RIGHT NOWDURING THE PANDEMIC.--take sot--Gigi Jones // Gigi's WellnessCafe1:23:48-1:24:03"It's an opportunity highlightBlack businesses in theKansas City area, andespecially patronize thosesmall Black businesses thatreally need to and want to stayin business, especially duringthis pandemic."--on cam tag--FOR INFORMATION ONGIG'S AND OTHERRESTAURANTSPARTICIPATING IN BLACKRESTAURANT WEEK, JUSTHEAD ON OVER TOKSHB.COM AND LOOK FORWEBLINKS.WE'VE GOT A LINK THEREWHERE YOU CAN FIND ALIST OF ALL THERESTAURANTS IN OURAREA PARTICIPATING.REPORTING IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS.