Nashville, the home of some of the best BBQ in the nation, is embracing a new wave of veganism and Mariah, owner of Radical Rabbit, is riding it until the wheels fall off. Radical Rabbit is a company that provides tasty and healthy vegan soul food plates at pop-ups and events across Nashville, Tennessee. Radical Rabbit, a dream that began in a dorm room, aspires to introduce an all-natural and crueltyfree lifestyle to the minority community in Nashville for health benefits and social awareness of veganism.
Here's what Mariah had to say on how she got started…
I started cooking in my dorm when I was attending University for business and art and I had no idea that I wanted to cook.
I lived in a dorm room with no kitchen, so I sneaked in a hot plate. I wanted to do it [sell vegan plates] then and there, but I guess I wasn’t ready. I graduated, then had my kid shortly after, and then I just started it back up. I started cooking again and discovered that I had a real passion for it.
I was a vegetarian [before]. I studied PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, while I was in college and I was also doing black activism. I guess I had a spiritual awakening that included veganism and the liberation of not only people but animals. I have been vegan for about 4-5 years now.
I watched 12 Years A Slave in my dorm room and I had a connection like ‘wow, this was done to my people back in the day’ and I just kept thinking about animals and their situation and how they’re living in hell every single day. Angela Davis visited the campus and she was saying how she’s vegan because she can’t say that she just wants our people to be free if there are also other things, living things, on this earth that are in hell because that would be hypocritical.
Continue reading your story on the app
Continue reading your story in the magazine
The Multi-Talented Lunden De'Leon
Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.”
RADICAL RABBIT
A HEALTHY BITE OF NASHVILLE
Nesta Simone
Women Empowerment Through Style
From Dreams to reality with Nina Ameri
L.A. Ovation Award winner Nina Ameri has been doing an amazing job making a name for herself in the movie industry. She is most known for her role in Venice Bound, Jack the Dog, and her most recent gig starring on Atypical, a Netflix Original TV series. As an Iranian refugee, Ameri was forced to move to the states with her family and start her life over. However, from the age of five, Ameri knew what she was destined to become.
Christiana Afotey: Threads By Dreads
It all begins with Africa. That’s the saying, right? Well, for entrepreneur Christiana Afotey, it’s more specific than that.
Miss Black USA Has A Message For Young Girls
TeKema Balentine has a message for young girls
Gifted & Talented Actress Frances Turner
Actress Frances Turner stars as Belle Mallory in the 4th and final season of the critically acclaimed Amazon Prime series "The Man in The High Castle,” which premiered on November 15, 2019.
The Girl That Could: Kennedy Dendy
Texas born and raised Kennedy Dendy knew from high school what she wanted to be.
Healthy Root Dolls
Healthy Roots Dolls is an inspirational movement designed to help young women of color love their curly hair the way that it is and to ultimately love themselves. "I never had a doll that looked like me growing up, and the one time my parents gave me a black doll, I instantly started crying because to me, it wasn't a pretty one," confessed founder and creator Yelista Jean-Charles. "I was often shown that the standard of beauty was long straight hair and light skin."
Temmora
THE ART OF DANCING, SINGING, INSPIRING, AND LIFE
muddy boots welcome
Casual chic rules in a Kentucky home inspired by the great outdoors.
Wall Street Comes to Nashville
AllianceBernstein relocated 1,000 jobs in an effort to save $80 million a year
Why Was I So Tired and Thirsty All the Time?
Life can be exhausting-but a dangerous underlying condition makes it so much worse.
Meet Your Vagus Nerve
Here's what this noteworthy nerve does, and how you can work it to stay calm.
Exactly Where to Eat in Nashville's Legendary Food Scene
Sure, it's got great music, but the city's true flavor lives in its hot-chicken shacks, casual-cool eateries, and super chef-y restaurants. Welcome to your very detailed food-tour itinerary of the absolute best spots.
Two birds, one stone
Concerned your diet may be lacking important nutrients that keep your body functioning at its prime? Consider adding some dynamic duos.
Culture Cure
FILL UP ON NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, THEN DECIPHER THE YOGURT CATEGORY WITH EASE.
GENE-EDITING HOLDS HOPE FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES CURE
A LONG-AWAITED cure for type 1 diabetes is on the horizon — thanks to groundbreaking transplant therapy and geneediting, experts say.
5 Habits for Healthy Aging
Look and feel your best as you grow older by following these simple, good-for-you steps
SOUND OFF What's on your mind?
I just wanted to show my appreciation for the superb performances Y&R’s Melissa Ordway and Conner Floyd have been giving as the much-beleaguered Abby and Chance Chancellor.