Category: Business

  • Building Black-Owned Businesses In Mississippi

    HPC founder Tim Lampkin at the site of the future regional community wealth hub, set to open in June … [+] To address the racial wealth gap resulting from institutional racism and under-investment in Black communities, social entrepreneur Tim Lampkin started Higher Purpose Co. in 2016. Now his team […] Click here to view original […]

  • Woman Entrepreneur Debuts First Ever Black-Owned Plant Fertilizer Brand

    Alexis Sims, founder and CEO of Leaf Me , an online houseplant boutique, has announced her biggest accomplishment yet since she launched back in March 2020 . Her company has just released the first-ever Black-owned plant fertilizer brand. Leaf Me began as an answer to a social barrier that […] Click here to view original […]

  • Surprise: Bronzeville Beer Makers Are Planning Not One, But Two Taprooms

    Turner Haus Brewery has picked Bronzeville for its upcoming taproom, a culmination of nearly nearly nine years of work. They plan to launch their taproom inside the 92-year-old Rosenwald Court Apartments at 78 E. 47th Street, according to the Sun-Times . What’s more, the Turner Haus team is partnering […] Click here to view original […]

  • Wells Fargo Backs Five Black-Owned Banks

    Wells Fargo has made equity investments in five African-American Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) as part of its 2020 pledge to commit $50 million to black-owned banks. These bring its total investments to 11 MDIs to date, following investments into six MDIs announced in February. The latest institutions to receive […] Click here to view original […]

  • 10 Celebrity & Black-Owned Marijuana Brands

    Source: Monogram / MONOGRAM Now that marijuana is finally being legalized in numerous states across the U.S., the legal marijuana business is booming. Naturally the business is mostly occupied by white business men looking to make coin off the culture, but there are some Black and Brown-owned brands that […] Click here to view original […]

  • Black Businesses Once Thrived Here. Is a Revival Coming?

    GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — There wasn’t much reason to leave the neighborhood. That’s what people remember about Soria City, one of Gulfport’s historic Black communities, during the mid-20th century. There was a taxi stand, a hotel, a movie theater and a laundromat. There were restaurants, nightclubs and grocery stores, […] Click here to view original […]

  • Black-owned businesses hit hard during pandemic, but some are thriving

    President Biden said Saturday that the Senate passage of his $1.9 trillion COVID relief package means the $1,400 direct payments for most Americans can begin going out later this month. Driving the news: The Senate voted 50-49 Saturday to approve the sweeping legislation. The House is expected to pass […] Click here to view original […]

  • Honoring Black Owned Business Excellence: BOOMBOX Boxing Club

    Angela Jennings & Reggie Smith How did an accountant and a stock analyst become owners of a Boxing Club? Owners Angela & Reggie prove that if you bet on yourself, and take a leap… your dreams may come true. Just steps from Nats Park is BoomBox Boxing Club, the […] Click here to view original […]

  • Why aren’t there any Black-owned supermarkets in Philly? These grocers are helping blaze a trail

    Along with his wife Mercy Gatuka, Sam Gatuka is the owner of OK Produce in the Reading Terminal Market Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. Mercy Gatuka is part of a rare group. […] Click here to view original […]

  • New Black-Owned Business Helps Singles Spark Romantic Connections with Release of The Perfect Date Game (TPDG)

    USA, February 20, 2021 / EINPresswire.com / — Scottsdale, AZ — The Perfect Date Game, LLC is excited to announce the launch of a first-of-its-kind dating game, aptly titled The Perfect Date Game or TPDG. People and stores around the country are already lining up to both buy and […] Click here to view original […]