By Aaron Allen, The Seattle Medium

Last Tuesday morning, just before sunrise, the front door of Simply Soulful, a Black-owned soul food restaurant in Seattle’s Central District, was shattered during a break-in. The burglary came just hours before the business was set to launch a new community feeding program aimed at helping those facing food insecurity.

According to co-owner Lillian Rambus, the break-in occurred at 6:50 a.m., just moments after a shift change in the restaurant’s 24-hour security coverage. The intruder shattered the front door glass to gain entry and stole the restaurant’s daily cash box.

“The craziest thing is that we have 24-hour security,” said Rambus. “They had just switched shifts. One (security officer) had got into his truck. The guy that was coming on got out of

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