By Friday, we had $6,000, which was wild," Stewart said. "We had $1,000 by the end of the day on Wednesday and the idea went out at 9 a.m." “A week before Christmas Eve, the idea came. At best, they thought they'd raise $500 to $1,000, and hoped to provided some tasty food to those in need over the holidays. They contacted August and scheduled a meeting. That is our intention, is to basically bring food to food insecure black trans people."Īfter coming up with the idea on the couch, Stewart shared it with a friend, Nyla Samson, who founded the Black Trans Solidarity Fund. "What we do is we hire black trans chefs to go into the homes of black trans people or for those black trans people who are experiencing homelessness, we prepare food for them," said Stewart. ".
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Right then, just days before Christmas, The Okra Project was born.Ī partnership between the Black Trans Solidarity Fund and Zaddy's Kitchen, which was founded by August, The Okra Project's main goal is to bring healthy meals to black trans people in need, free of charge.
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The Afros + Knives Miniseries: The Okra Project with Ianne Fields Stewart
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