Chef Paola Velez On Uplifting Chefs Of Color; A Nurse’s Anti-Bias Plan

Chef Paola Velez On Uplifting Chefs Of Color; A Nurse’s Anti-Bias Plan

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Rising Star Chef Nominee Paola Velez is one of the founders of Bakers Against Racism, which raises money for organizations that support Black lives. Velez talks about her career and how the restaurant industry has been shaken by the pandemic. Also, health care professionals are speaking out against bias and discrimination. CEO of the Kentucky Nurses Association Delanor Manson wrote in a recent editorial that she condemns “the tentacles of racism” that systematically endanger people of color.