Celia Ward-Wallace

So grateful for the Sister Birthday Retreat to Tulum with my best friend for life ! Truly a full circle moment to return 3 years later since hosting the Sacred CEO Retreats for women leaders with and . Grateful for the circle of women who love me and I get to spend my life with! 🙏 ❤️

OMG! This is a true “pinch me” moment! We are so excited to be co-panelists of the “Small Business Playbook” virtual event along with other legendary business leaders such as , Neil Bradley Chief Policy Officer of the and many more. 🎉

This free workshop is for Small business owners and leaders who need actionable advice to stage a strong come back in 2021. Click the link in bio to register, and tune in to support us reaching on a global platform! Guess we’re becoming big time! ✨

WE’RE LIVE TODAY ON at 3pm pst on NBC!

Tune in to watch as we represent , and share with the world the racial, economic, social, and food in equities that we face in our community. We shed light on food apartheid and how we’re leveling the playing field with our weekly South LA Grocery Giveaway! And it doesn’t get more aligned for our community organizing family to be on the same segment with legendary community activist ! 🖤

We’ll be in and out of the café today tomorrow and Saturday, come through and show your support. We will also be doing an IGTV live watch party today at 3:00 PM, join us here to watch the episode with us!Let’s get it family! 🎉🎉

Thank you for your unconditional love and support! This win is for all of us! 🙏

In particular we need to shout out out of community organizers and volunteers that hold us up on a daily! .jemal and so many more! 🖤🖤🖤

So honored to participate on this legendary panel today, Friday 1/29 at 3 PM PT for what promises to be a thoughtful and engaging conversation about the “Stories Told and Lived Through African-American Food.”

, LA Editor of , will be leading panelists , 🏆 award-winning cookbook author and Editor for , Kimberly Prince of 🍗, and me of ☕️🥗 and legendary Chef Marilyn of 👩🏾‍🍳 Chef Marilyn’s, Queen of Down Home Southern Goodies. Register at the link in my bio.

“Say hello to , a new non-profit organization committed to advancement for women-owned restaurants in Los Angeles through small business grants, mentorship, and recourse. This organization was created by women who own restaurants in Los Angeles in response to how COVID-19 has impacted local businesses and communities. The organization will host the inaugural 10 days RE:Her Food Festival January 21-30, 2021, started yesterday! It features female-founded restaurants in the city as they connect and uplift through restaurant collaborations, special menus, virtual events and more. For more information, register for the panel featuring Co-Founder .ward.wallace or to make a donation or purchase a sweatshirt (profits benefit ) visit www.regardingherfood.com. Check out the link in their bio!

Participating in this festival are our Leadership Circle members , (), Amy Knoll Fraser ( ) plus our partner .ward.wallace ( ), and so many other partners in this Good Food Movement!

RE:Her board: (), (, ), (, ), Kim (), (), (), (), (), ()”

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So honored to be on this amazing panel this WED 10-11am pst! Register at link in my bio.

“When COVID-19 hit in March, restaurants, cafes, and the food service industry was immediately impacted, and it continues to be as public health guidelines shift to keep people as safe as possible. In this special edition of ‘When Everything Breaks’, we’ll hear from hospitality and planning industry professionals about their organizations’ COVID-19 pivot to keep their communities fed. Join APA Los Angeles for When Everything Breaks No. 6 on December 16 with Jes McBride of Open Silo (), Celia Ward-Wallace of South LA Cafe (), Othón Nolasco of No Us Without You (), and Alex Ramirez of LA Más (). This free event is open to all, register at link in bio. - via .

“Black people across the country endured fewer polling sites, longer lines, more intimidation and all kinds of obstacles designed to keep us from voting. But we didn’t tolerate all that just to give up at the first sign of misinformation and chaos instigated by the president.

Every vote must be counted. Anything less is a violation of our democracy.” Via

P.S. And while we’re waiting on the count, roll through for some Coffee, Community, and Connection. All things we imagine you may need and want right now! 🖤

I’m so honored to moderate this amazing panel hosted by tomorrow RIGHT BEFORE the debates! Womder how the Resilient Business Leaders or South LA are getting through this time? Tune in and get some tips to help you on your path!

You are invited to join us as we celebrate our South LA small biz community, hear from some rockstar business leaders and engage in conversations with fellow entrepreneurs to share challenges, successes and strategies! ‼️ Register today! Link in the photo and at bio.

This event is brought to you by:

***WE’RE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WASHINGTON POST***

is honored to represent the South Central LA community, Black Entrepreneurs, and Council District 8 along with , , and other small businesses in this important conversation about the fight for cultural preservation and ownership in ethnic enclaves around Los Angeles like South Central, Chinatown and Boyle Heights. This is a national stage where our anti-gentrification message can spark awareness and hopefully dramatic social change.

Gratitude to for writing this article and taking the time to truly understand the complexity of the issues, to for the powerful photos, for leading our district progressively and making sure we have a safety net and and the team for fighting for local representation in commercial development.

We know we are in this fight with all of the black, brown, and local businesses of South Central LA. Gratitude for our small business family which includes but is not limited to .flor.blanca . We are grateful to be a part of the village, together we can fight and win!

Please read, share, and comment (full article at link in bio)

P.S. We’re open 8-1 today, closed Sunday and then open all week 8-1 at 1700 Browning Blvd, 90062. Our family is not at the Cafe today but will be Monday if you want to come see us.






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Check out these amazing photos! We are so grateful for the documenting of our journey.

“These are just some of the amazing faces of people who give a damn. You can see it in their eyes, their actions and with every bag of free food handed out. No one told Joe and Celia to figure out a way to feed their community. No one asked them to do it. They realized the need and got to work as soon as the pandemic hit, just after they opened 2 businesses! Over 750 bags of real, healthy food and endless boxes served in the past few months. So go follow them... sponsor them... find a company to sponsor a grocery give-away... buy a coffee and celebrate this badass business! ” - thank you for the testimony, unending support, and epic photos!

REMINDER: Hope you can join us on tomorrow on Wednesday, 7/15 on Zoom! I am honored to take part in an important discussion about the “Role of Leadership in our Community.” (Joe will make a cameo appearance after the Grocery Giveaway)!

DETAILS: The Role of Leadership, The role of Black Leadership, How do we give back and support our communities together?

EVENT DATE. July 15th at 5PM PST

It’s FREE! Register on EVENTBRITE LINK in bio!