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“Wine spectator scholarship foundation partners with The Roots Fund to support wine education”
Wine Enthusiast
“Community Breeds Support’: 5 Questions With Ikimi Dubose-Woodson'“
VINted with Scout Driscoll
The Roots Fund Feature: Securing a Pathway for the BIPOC Community in Wine
Food and Beverage Magazine
“The Roots Fund & Zachys Raise Over $400,000 At First Annual Charity Auction Benefiting Diversity In The Wine Industry”
Wine Spectator
“Roots Fund Auction Raises More Than $400,000 for Wine Industry Diversity Efforts”
Fast Company
“New CNN show spotlights cultural discourse beyond tourism’s beaten path”
“The Roots Fund welcomes Jeremy Seysses to the board after their first anniversary”
Wine Enthusiast
“What Does ‘Supple’ Mean in Wine?”
Wine Spectator
“Wineries Celebrate Pride with Artist Labels, Festivals and More”
Black Enterprise
“BLACK WOMAN-CREATED NONPROFIT ‘THE ROOTS FUND’ RAISE OVER $400K IN 1ST CHARITY GALA TO BRING MORE BLACK WINE SCHOLARS INTO INDUSTRY”
Dr. Liz Thach
“The Roots Fund & Zachys Raise Over $400,000 At First Annual Charity Auction Benefiting Diversity In The Wine Industry”
Invited NYC
“The Roots Fund and Zachys Host Charity Wine Auction”
“Lodi Collective is early leader in efforts to increase wine industry diversity”
Vinohead
“Corkboard: Q&A with The Roots Fund’s Ikimi Dubose”
CNN
“One of the first Black master sommeliers is on a mission”
Wine Industry Advisor
“The Roots Fund & Zachys Raise Over $400,000 at First Annual Charity Auction Benefiting Diversity in the Wine Industry”
Chicago Food Magazine
“The Dawson's Rosé All May Patio Party”
Pix Wine
“Meet Ikimi Dubose-Woodson, the Powerhouse Behind The Roots Fund”
Wine Business
“The Roots Fund welcomes Jeremy Seysses to the board”
Culture Map Houston
“Cherished Houston nonprofit uncorks scholarship program fostering BIPOC participation in wine”
FSR Magazine
“Nonprofit seeks to boost BIPOC in wine”
Shanken News Daily
“Wine Spectator: New charity auction gala created to benefit The Roots Fund”
Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership
“Alumni spotlight: Ikimi Dubose, The Roots Fund”
Bloomberg
“‘Things change because you do things,’ says Napa’s only Black wine CEO”
Wine Industry Advisor
“Industry leaders establish The Roots Fund Incorporated to create opportunities for underrepresented minorities”
imbibe liquid culture
“Imbibe 75 organizations to watch: The Roots Fund”
Thrillist
“8 Black-owned wineries and wine labels to support across California”
Wine Recently
“New charity auction gala created to benefit The Roots Fund”
Sunset
“They started a foundation to support Black wine professionals—Why haven’t more wineries pitched in?”
Wine Mag
“40 Under 40 tastemaker 2020 Tahiirah Habibi,”
Bokisch Vineyards
“A charitable collaboration between the Roots Fund & Bokisch Vineyards”
Wine Spectator
“Roots Fund Auction Raises More Than $200,000 for Wine Industry Diversity Efforts”
Negroni Week
“Fundraising spotlight": The Roots Fund”
The Somm Journal
“The Roots Fund announces “Rooted in France” scholarship”
Wine & Spirits
“The Roots Fund partners with Zachys for charity auction”
Splendid Consultant
“Meet Ikimi Dubose: Executive Director of The Roots Fund”
Wine Spectator
“Tahiirah Habibi on making wine inclusive by building community”