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The Newspaperman Who Documented Black Tulsa at Its Height
Play/Pause The Newspaperman Who Documented Black Tulsa at Its Height The New Yorker: Politics and More 34:08 Volume Embed Photograph from Greenwood Cultural Center / Getty In the years leading up to the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre, in 1921, the Greenwood District was a thriving Black metropolis, a city […] Click here to view original […]
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Black-Owned Film and TV Production Studio Gets Greenlight From Memphis Officials
Officials in Tennessee moved a step closer to making what developers say will be a major Black-owned film studio a reality. Developers won approval from the Memphis Land Use Control Board to zone land in the city’s Whitehaven community to build a BLP Film Studios. The owners say they […] Click here to view original […]
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15 Essential Black-Owned Restaurants You Should Know in Dallas
From refined vegan eats to saucy smoked meats. Shoals Sound & Service To say that Dallas has grown over the past few years is an understatement. With major companies setting up shop and constant development in and around the Metroplex, there are plenty of people needing to be entertained—and […] Click here to view original […]
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Juneteenth Jubilee Finally A Detroit thang On The Avenue Of Fashion
When President Joe Biden signed the bill to make Juneteenth a National holiday it was just in time for the Kickoff of Juneteenth especially in Detroit! Originally Juneteenth was always celebrated In Texas, and even across heavily populated areas of the south as early in the early 1950’s and 1960’s but all of sudden it […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Black and minority-owned business: The road to recovery
An August 2020 Federal Reserve Board report painted a dire portrait of the effects of COVID-19 on minority-owned business, especially in Black communities. Among all small businesses, the number of active business owners fell by 22% from February to April 2020, the largest drop on record. But the racial […] Click here to view original […]
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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 […]
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“15 Percent Pledge” calls on retailers to commit space to Black-owned businesses
Aurora James was frustrated when she would go to stores and see a lack of Black-owned brands on shelves. It was out of that frustration that the fashion designer decided she needed to be a part of the solution by disrupting business as usual. “I was so fed up […] Click here to view original […]
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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 […]