SLANTED JUSTICE

Introduction About The Author

CONFRONTING INJUSTICE AND EMBRACING HOPE

Zed Wondemu has served the Washington area in different capacities for over 40 years. She started gift shops and restaurants and used her business to help others gain employment and provide jobs. She mentored and made young people marketable to the Western workforce. Zed enjoys investing her time, resources, and energy in people (investment in humans versus capital investment). Born in Ethiopia, Zed Wondemu has combined her remarkable drive with a desire to promote/educate the love of her culture (Ethiopian culture) through sharing good food and Ethiopian hospitality. She has become one of DC's most successful foreign born women restaurateurs. Zed is the "Board Emeriti" of numerous local organizations, including the National Restaurant Association, Restaurant Association of Metro Washington, and National Restaurant Association Education Foundation. Zed's Ethiopian Restaurant opened in Georgetown in 1988. As owner, president, and manager, Zed presided over a restaurant that had become an area favorite, winning critical acclaim from the Washingtonian as "one of Washington's 100 Very Best Restaurants" for twenty-three years. She was also involved in real estate ventures in the USA, Ethiopia, and Bulgaria. The food and atmosphere were so popular that Zed added a second location in Gainesville, Virginia.