SAN MARCOS, Texas -- There’s been a call to action lately for change following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. One of the ways communities are showing support is by visiting local, black-owned businesses.

"This is the straw that broke the camel's back. So the camel is broken, so now we just got to come together in unity. And that's the thing that I love so much about a lot of the protests that I've been seeing. The first few of them that I actually watched, the diversity shocked me,” San Marcos soul food trailer owner Ramika Adams said. "It shocked me how much in major cities, the diversity even, honestly there were more outside of brown faces than brown faces. And that just overwhelmed my heart because I feel like okay, now everyone fully understands, this is our problem and we got to come together and fix it in unity."

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Ramika and husband Willie Adams started the Soulful Creations food trailer last year after noticing there was a lack of true southern, soul food and barbecue options in the San Marcos area. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s already been a push to support small businesses. Ramika is noticing folks are taking it a step further and choosing to support black-owned small businesses.

“It’s not that we're forgetting about any other business, because I want you to know all lives matter. I am not saying one race is more important than the other. But I'm saying today, we have to remember to support those who are definitely in need. We have been at a disadvantage for so long,” Ramika said. "Support your community, support your small businesses, but also remember when it comes to encouraging and supporting black-owned businesses, it’s not that we think at this time in life that we’re more important, but we want you to know that we’re just as important and we want a seat at the table as well."

Ramika also spoke about what anyone can do to show support outside of the businesses. She said it starts with having a dialogue.

"There are going to have to be some honest dialogues at the table about our individual perspectives or individual goals and how can we do this as a community to move forward and that’s across the board,” Ramika said. “I'm grateful — as much as it's painful and hurt me to see, so many times I've cried over — I'm grateful that it is coming up because you can't deal with something that's hidden. So now that it’s coming up, now we got to vote and make sure that the right people who have the right mindsets and the right hearts are in those offices."

Ramika hopes from the pain and hurt will come change.

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"I believe the Word of God and it says that it's always darkest before dawn. Dawn is coming. Joy is coming in the morning. But I also know that there's got to be some uprooting and some replanting and restructuring. This only comes by understanding what is actually happening and what is actually there. So for me, as painful and as hurtful as it is to see everything that’s going on, because I'm a believer and just because of my personality, I am optimistic that change is on the horizon."

Even though sometimes it’s just buying some soul food from a food truck, Ramika says it’s helping to level the playing field.

"I see that this has become a turning point for all black businesses. Because this time no one's backing down,” Ramika said. "I hate that it came about because of so much injustice, however, it’s past needed.” 

If you’d like to support Ramika and Willie’s business, “Soulful Creations,” visit them at Wonder World Amusement Park in San Marcos or virtually on their Facebook page

Some food delivery apps like Uber Eats and Postmates have also made a push to support black-owned businesses, highlighting them in email blasts and in the apps with waived delivery fees. Yelp has also added a new tool to search for black-owned businesses.