For today on the East an Pan- African organization that existed in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in the 1970s and 1980s. I call is in part a rebel food movement because like other food rebels mentioned on this platform, the East understood healthy people are better prepared to resist threats than those in poor health and ingredients and food and beverage preparation techniques are not equal when it comes to health outcomes. The East’s food cooperative program started small and over time the East found a space and opened a store accessible to the general public at 115 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The store enjoyed the support several similar black organizations including the East, the black in front, the black community Congress. Under the slogan food for life, it sold conventional and organic produce, bulk and packaged grains, legumes, nuts, and dried fruit; one could also purchase spices and herbs. In 1975 the co-op moved to 1107 Fulton Street at the corner of Fulton Street and Claver Place under the new name the East Co-op Food Store, it had 100 members and a larger location with operating hours Monday to Saturday from 9 AM to 8 PM. In 1978, the East changed the store’s name to the Uhuru food cooperative. The co-op had a vision to create additional cooperative retail stores, a distribution center, and an offer a food packaging service in central Brooklyn.