by Mark Van Streefkerk 

Ezell’s Famous Chicken is the first to credit their success to community support. Now the beloved Seattle-based chain of fried chicken restaurants is giving back. Partnering with DoorDash, Ezell’s new Rudd’s R.U.B.B. (Raising Up Black Businesses) Initiative will offer 20 Black-owned businesses or organizations in Washington grants of $2,500. The window to apply for the grants opened Aug. 30 and will close Sept. 20. At the time this article was written, there were already more than 220 applicants.