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First Black Miss Maine is Using Her Crown to Encourage More People to Buy Black
(Image Credit: Instagram/missamericame) Carolyn Brady made history as the first black woman to win the title of Miss Maine. Now, the talented violinist is using her platform to support Black businesses. “I think if we have the opportunity to choose where we put our dollar and we can invest […] Click here to view original […]
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Briogeo is the Black-owned hair care brand committed to ‘clean’ ingredients
Our team is dedicated to finding and telling you more about the products and deals we love. If you love them too and decide to purchase through the links below, we may receive a commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. In The Know is proud to celebrate […] Click here to view original […]
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Focus on Black-owned businesses: 7th Floor Clothing’s success boosted by boldness, timing and a hat-wearing guy named LeBron
Preston Clark and Frank Miller III have been friends since they were kids. As adults, they also are business partners, including doing tax preparation. But they are better known as the owners of 7th Floor Clothing , an Akron fashion business that makes T-shirts, hats, hoodies, a brand-new line […] Click here to view original […]
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21 Black-owned restaurants in N.J. you need to try in 2021
In honor of Black History Month, here are 21 Black-owned restaurants you can try in New Jersey this year. Chefs Gesis Segura and Lakeema Dupree prepare plates at Sweet T’s Southern Eatery in Montclair. New Jersey’s culinary expertise is not only delicious — it also exemplifies the Garden State’s […] Click here to view original […]
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This Black-Owned Breakfast Food Company Is Making ‘Cereal For The Culture’
Content loading… On one particular night last summer, Nic King had trouble sleeping. There was a lot on his mind. The 34-year-old had recently left his corporate job. The Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd had just begun to spread nationwide. It was out of […] Click here to view original […]
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Queer And Black-Owned Vegan Cafe Opens To ‘Promote Inclusivity’
LesbiVeggies owner Brennah Lambert hopes the cafe will promote diversity and healthy eating in the community Credit: Instagram Reading Time: < 1 minute A young black queer woman has transformed her vegan catering company into a cafe in Audubon, New Jersey. It is set to open later this month [...] Click here to view original […]
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After 2020, Black-owned businesses find themselves in new landscape
Before the pandemic, Black-owned businesses faced distinct and lingering obstacles. Access to capital, insurance availability, bidding on contracts can be challenges to entrepreneurs of all races — but in the struggle to build an enduring legacy, those challenges can be acute for Black employers. Locally, however, some Black entrepreneurs […] Click here to view original […]
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Google Introduces New Feature That Helps You Shop Black-Owned
To commemorate Black History Month , Google has introduced a new shopping feature to help shoppers identify and buy Black-owned. The feature is an expansion of another element that launched over the summer, “which allowed businesses to identify as being Black-owned on Google Search and Maps, the attribute will […] Click here to view original […]