Our team was bombarded by media queries about East Buffalo. We were appalled at the framing of [media] queries, which offered an exclusively deficit-based view of the neighborhood and overlooked the work of individuals and organizations that have been working to strengthen the food system in East Buffalo. We agreed to write this reflection to counter the public and policy amnesia that engulfs the concerns of Black communities in Buffalo. The city’s Black neighborhoods need sustained structural investments, not fly-in, fly-out charity.