Say Grace and Wipe Yo’ Hands: BlackRestaurant.NET Guide to America’s Black Restaurants reports that the 833,736 African-American residents generate $1.2 billion in food spending — $444 million in out of home spending. It is the 11th ranked market for Black food.

The Frederick Douglass/Isaac Myers Garden Park and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African-American History are served by Jim Pittman’s Class Act Catering, which maintains cafes in the venues and presents special events such as weddings and conferences.