Tag: Shanita McAfee-Bryant

SNAP cuts are ‘worse than they look on paper’: Food access advocates warn shelves could go bare overnight

By Tommy Felts / September 16, 2025

Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant doesn’t mince words about perceptions of the hungry Kansas Citians she serves daily through her award-winning culinary social venture. “These are the people who — if you listen to the rhetoric — are deemed ‘lazy,’” the founder of The Prospect KC’s NourishKC Community Kitchen told Startland News. “We know the narratives being…

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Reservation for 650,000: KC’s hospitality industry braces for World Cup workforce scramble

By Tommy Felts / September 11, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story from The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest.…

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Prospect KC earns $10K grant from Jacques Pépin Foundation as Gumbo Fest set to return

By Tommy Felts / February 19, 2025

A newly announced grant will be pivotal to advance The Prospect KC’s mission to empower lives, disrupt poverty, and cultivate community through culinary education, said chef and founder Shanita McAfee-Bryant. The $10,000 grant from The Jacques Pépin Foundation (JPF) is one of 16 recently awarded to organizations that use culinary arts to enhance lives and…

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Prospect KC finds new home for its fight against food apartheid; culinary training moves to The Paseo

By Tommy Felts / August 30, 2024

A new pairing between The Prospect KC and Nourish KC sets the table for transformation within Kansas City’s food deserts, said award-winning Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant, announcing the relocation of her social enterprise and its game-changing culinary training program. The collaboration combines the strengths of both organizations in their fights against hunger, leaders said, with The…

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Award-winning chef fights eviction from 2000 Vine space; attorney calls legal action ‘last resort’

By Tommy Felts / August 9, 2024

Efforts to resolve a dispute over The Prospect KC’s cafe, grocery and culinary training space at 2000 Vine Street have been fruitless, said Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant, noting she still hopes to “achieve an equitable and reasonable resolution.” 2000 Vine Street LLC and its owner Timothy Duggan have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of…

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