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For Black History Month, TechTown is celebrating the accomplishments of founders who paved the way for Detroit’s entrepreneurial community, as well as those who are leading us into the future.

Every Friday in the month of February, we will shine a spotlight on Black founders and future leaders.

We will also continue to celebrate these stories the first Friday of every month in 2021, because Black history and future progress deserves to be recognized every month throughout the year.

Week 1: Food + Culture

Founder

Growing up along Bayou Lafourche in New Orleans, Joseph Stafford learned Southern cooking from his mother at an early age.

When he and his wife, Margarine, relocated to Detroit, Joseph continued making batches of gumbo and jambalaya using his family’s recipes.

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In October of 1970, the two opened Louisiana Creole Gumbo at 2051 Gratiot Ave., bringing authentic, old Bayou dishes to the city. The eatery would become an instant hit. (Credit: Hour Detroit)

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