As far as they know there have been a number of accidents that caused some fires. “Well, I’ll be honest with you,” says Montana.
“Your oldest is six…What are you telling them about this? They have this huge disruption to their lives and now this happening in their city and to you? “I know you’ve got three young boys,” says Burnett. They came back just to do that and I will continue to thank them from the bottom of my heart.” A Conversation Parents of Color Have With Their Kidsīurnett goes on to ask Chris about what’s happening with his business after the hardships brought about by Covid-19, shutdowns and a community under distress. They came back and they came back to a place where tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bang grenades were going off. “I have to point out that it touches me so deeply that my employees did that of their own volition. I certainly heard people saying that they did not want to affect black owned businesses or minority owned businesses. That one section of our business that had those signs up. The only spot that doesn’t have damage is what you are showing your viewers right now. You can’t find a business in any direction that doesn’t have damage.
“To understand where Du Nord is, where our distillery is, we are on the same block as the 3rd Precinct. “I think that’s the only conclusion you can come to,” said Chris. The sprinklers did their job, and kept the fire from destroying the building, but the damage is substantial. The post says, “Fires triggered our fire suppression system which dumped over 26,000 gallons of water inside our facility over 4-4.5 hours. Rioters Start Fire Causing Major Damage to Distillery Warehouseĭu Nord shared on its Facebook page that on the evening of around 2:00am rioters started a fire in the distilleries warehouse. The distillery is located in downtown Minneapolis on the same block as the Minneapolis police department that is the headquarters to the officers who caused the death of George Floyd.
The distillery was founded in 2013 by husband and wife team Chris and Shanelle Montana. Du Nord’s is one of the few black owned distilleries in the country. Out of the more than 2,000 craft spirits distilleries in the U.S. This list is by no means comprehensive or a "best of" - it is simply a collection of some notable Black-led breweries in the country that you should know and support.“And just as the phoenix rose from the ashes, she too shall rise.” This oft used phrase fits all too well with Du Nord Craft Spirits distillery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you'd like some recommendations on some excellent Black-owned and Black-led breweries to support, we've compiled a list of 14 breweries that you should definitely seek out. Founded by former NBA All-Star and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and led by a consortium of Black brewery owners, the NB2A looks will serve as a one-stop resource for Black brewers while also promoting the Black brewing community, advocating for political policies that benefit it, increasing education and awareness of Black brewing's history in the country and working to increase the number of African Americans involved in all positions of the brewing industry - especially at the top. In May of 2023, the National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) was formed to do just that. stands at 14.2 percent, according to the Pew Research Center - and we start to change that by lifting up and supporting those who are forging paths for others to follow. These numbers are not OK - as of 2023, the Black population in the U.S.
What's more, out of the more than 9,500 craft breweries in the United States, only around one percent of them are Black-owned. According to the Brewer's Association 2021 survey on diversity, non-Hispanic whites accounted for 93.5 percent of craft brewery owners, with just 0.4 percent of brewery owners being non-Hispanic Black (Hispanics of all races made up 2.2 percent of owners). The craft beer industry has a problem with a lack of diversity.
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