I live in one of these “food deserts” and the picture painted is pure BS. The ones suffering the most from the situation are old people. Mostly old black people.The only time their younger relatives have anything to do with them is on SS check day when they come to mooch or rob them. The grocery stores left this area for good reason
My Brother owned a small grocery store in N.J.and I saw it up close.
Not a racist bone in my body but he was ROBBED BLIND and had to give it up. Crime and gang graffiti, Cops didn't give a s#it.
Democrats ran the area and ran us right out of town!
The joint is now EMPTY!
I worked the Food Concessions table at swim meets held in downtown Chicago at the Univ. of IL athletic pavilion.
Minorities spectating at basketball games in the facility would purchase food at our concessions as the basketball program had no food for sale. Rarely would the basketball spectators purchase the fruits or veggies that we were selling. They almost always purchased our pizza, pop, and nachos—and they almost always asked for EXTRA CHEESE.
These people could have purchased eggs, pasta salad, fruit salad, hamburgers, fruit and veggies, but they chose not to, not because it was not available.