Black women in food industries face systemic roadblocks
October 13, 2026
October 13, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Black women in food industries face systemic roadblocks
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Lilly Jan was perplexed, and a little annoyed.
An assistant teaching professor in the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration, in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Jan last year was trying to collect information on food industry businesses owned by Black women.
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Black women in food industries face systemic roadblocks
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Lilly Jan was perplexed, and a little annoyed.
An assistant teaching professor in the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration, in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Jan last year was trying to collect information on food industry businesses owned by Black women.
" . . .