Behind You, a national initiative from the Southern Smoke Foundation, launched in North Carolina this summer, offering free counseling to workers in hospitality—an industry that overwhelmingly doesn’t offer healthcare.
Nikki Miller-Ka
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The End of the Line
For decades, K&W Cafeterias fed the South on familiarity and habit. Their closure marks the loss of more than a restaurant chain—it signals the erosion of a shared, middle-class dining culture.
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Keeping the Fire Alive
Black-owned barbecue restaurants have continued the whole-hog tradition and anchored their communities. There aren’t many left.

