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The woman behind the new Forty Acres Fresh Market in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood
Published 6 months, 3 weeks ago
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A Black woman-owned grocery store will celebrate its opening this weekend in Austin, on Chicago’s West Side. It’s been years in the making. The force behind Forty Acres Fresh Market is Elizabeth Abunaw, a former corporate saleswoman who – in her own words – has no filter. WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang has the story of the last several months of Abunaw’s years-long quest to open the store. HOST: LARA