Grassrootz Books and Juice Bar (Phoenix)

Caribbean Soul Kitchen LA

DD’s Chick and Cat Shack (Glendora)

Halleluiah BBQ (Apple Valley)

Jonathan’s Fish & Chips (Stockton)

Florida Avenue Grill (Washington, D.C.)

The District Pit (Washington, D.C.)

Gabby Bakes (Tampa)

Rich Taste (Jacksonville)

Sage's Kitchen (Orlando)

Auntie Kim's Pound Cakes (Cumming)

Goat & Bean Coffee (Snellville)

Ruki's Kitchen (Atlanta)

Cleo's Southern Cuisine (Chicago)

Dozzy's Grill (Chicago)

Strugglebeard Bakery (Matteson)

Jumbo Jive Turkey Legs (Indianapolis)

Chicago's Jerk Tacos (Louisville)

Dakar NOLA (New Orleans)

Tre's Street Kitchen (Baton Rouge)

Destiny African Market (Randolph)

Detroit Soul (Detroit)

Louisiana Creole Gumbo (Detroit)

BIRD PIZZERIA (Charlotte)

Buttermilk Boutique (Clayton)

Elderflour Baking Company (Yadkinville)

Good Hot Fish (Asheville)

The Historic Magnolia House (Greensboro)

Jimmy Pearls (Charlotte)

Leah & Louise (Charlotte)

SALTBOX Seafood Joint (Durham)

Got Da Juice (Jersey City)

JADE Jamaican Grill (Cherry Hill)

Jolo's Kitchen (New Rochelle)

Can't Believe It's Vegan (Westerville)

Maraq Gourmet Soup Shop (Garfield Heights)

Eastside Pizza House (Oklahoma City)

Eastside Eatery (Oklahoma City)

FoodChasers’ Kitchen (Wyndmoor)

Taste and Toast (Lancaster)

Wild Rise Bakery (Pittsburgh)

A Taste of Heaven (Ladson)

Bobby's BBQ (Fountain Inn)

Miss Priss - The Sugar Shop (Johns Island)

Peculiar Pig Farm (Summerville)

Surefire Neighborhood Market (Rock Hill)

Swank Desserts (Ladson)

Lot-A-Burger (Memphis)

Radical Rabbit (Nashville)

Ebony Eyes Soul Food (Houston)

Flatrock Smokehouse BBQ (The Colony)

Hoover's Cooking (Austin)

Tell Me Something Sweet Bakery (McKinney)

Val's Cheesecakes (Dallas)

Buna Kurs Ethiopian Cafe (Richmond)

Charlotte's Southern Deli (Richmond)

Elegant Cuizines (Richmond)

Little Food Studio (Alexandria)

RND Coffee (Roanoke)

Queen Mother's Kitchen (Woodbridge)

Ruby Scoops Ice Cream & Sweets (Richmond)

The Sweetest Thing (Richmond)