A few ways you can make a difference right now

Everyone is handling the events of the past week in their own way, and Rose McGee is no exception. She's a 69-year-old Minneapolis woman who's spent years baking her Sweet Potato Comfort Pies for communities experiencing tragedy, and now she's working to heal her own hometown by baking with neighbors and sharing pies with mourners, protesters and those in need of comfort.

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Rose's perspective warmed my heart and lit a fire under me, reminding me that everyone can find their own way to contribute, using whatever gifts we've got. I hope you'll give it a read and feel inspired, as well.

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XO, Kristen

Meet the woman baking sweet potato pies for a grieving community

A moving story of the Minneapolis baker who's spreading love with food.

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Food pantries are struggling to feed the hungry amid protests. Here's how to help.

As unemployment rates increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, so too did the number of people relying on food pantries to survive. And now, over the past week, many food pantries across the country struggled to function amid a nationwide wave of racial justice protests.

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HuffPost spoke to senior staff at charitable organizations to learn whether food-insecure people in their cities are now even more at risk, and to gather a list of causes you can support.

How to support food pantries

'There’s going to be some good to come from this.'

Chris Montana, owner of the first Black-owned microdistillery in the U.S., shares his hopes for the future after his business was set on fire during protests.

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