NewsKeon Williams Becomes First Black Tacos 4 Life Franchise Owner

Keon Williams Becomes First Black Tacos 4 Life Franchise Owner

Looks like we’re heading to Dilworth!

Business owner Keon Williams, 32, is the youngest and first Black franchisee to open a location of the popular Tacos 4 Life chain in Charlotte, NC, QCity Metro reports. 

The national restaurant serves “craft tacos for a cause” from 19 locations, including three others in the Queen City. But Williams is the first Black owner to open up shop in the lavish Dilworth area with the goal of adding more diversity to the already historic neighborhood.

“I wanted to come here. I know that there aren’t any Black businesses or food businesses in this area,” Williams said. “I wanted to be that beacon of change and that beacon of light.”

Williams is following the footsteps of his grandfather’s hoagie shop and his father’s sub shop, Chat and Chew, which was a staple on Charlotte’s westside. “I watched them, the growing pains, the goods and the bads,” said Williams, who worked at both hops.

However, one thing he knows is that “food brings fellowship; food brings community.” 

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Source: Black Enterprise

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