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Solange & Issa Rae Team Up To Save “My 2 Cents,” A Black-Owned Restaurant in L.A.

On Friday, August 12th, 2017, Issa Rae and Solange Knowles hosted an event to raise money for black businesswoman Alisa Reynolds, to help save her restaurant.

The event was to help Reynolds, a LA-based chef, who created a GoFundMe page to raise $130,000 for a lawsuit that her restaurant, “My Two Cents,” is facing.

“For the past two years, I have suffered in silence because of a legal battle,” the GoFundMe page states. “Honestly, I am facing the biggest obstacle of my professional life.”

Reynolds noted that the lawsuit was from people who had backed her restaurant early on but who, according to her, “misunderstood the culinary process.”

“If I do not raise $130,000 by August 15, 2017, I may no longer be able to continue working at 2 Cents LA,” she continued. “My absence will affect the other 17 beautiful people who work with me and pour their hearts and souls into the food that they prepare each day.”

Rae and Knowles got wind of the problems Reynolds’ was facing, and decided to help organize a dinner and fundraiser at a secret location to save “My Two Cents,” with Kelly Rowland and Melina Matsouka as hosts.

See pictures of the event below.


 


 

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