America’s only Black-owned ice cream brand mixes real baked good into its Southern food-inspired pints
Ice cream is one of America’s favorite desserts, and the frozen aisle absolutely reflects that. Don’t believe it? Walk into any grocery store and head to the ice cream section. Now more than ever, there’s a huge range of flavors
Black-owned businesses look to the FDA to protect them
What many of us have dreamed about for the past year may be turning into reality. Almost half of the nation has been fully vaccinated, the CDC has announced businesses can reopen along with lifted mask guidance, and the glimmer
Beyond a monument: Creating change for local Black communities
On March 23, the Vance Monument on Pack Square, dedicated to the late Confederate military officer and North Carolina Gov. Zebulon Vance, was approved for removal. M.S. Lean Landscaping, a Black-owned landscaping and construction company, based in Asheville, was awarded
How Comedian Jon Laster Built the Ultimate Tool for Finding and Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
Last June, surrounded by thousands of fellow New Yorkers angered by the latest brutal display of pervasive racism in America, Jon Laster took to the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd. He marched along Eastern Parkway in
August is National Black Business Month
August 1st kicks off National Black Business month. And although Black businesses should be supported year-round, all month long people across the country are encouraged to recognize and support Black-owned businesses. The origins of National Black Business Month can be
‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods
In the famous post-Civil War initiative known as “40 acres
Black-owned small business grant vital for representation: Calgary entrepreneur
Six years ago, while working abroad in the African country
Route 66 and ‘Green Book’ sites receive restoration grants
A family-owned gas station on historic Route 66 and a
Black Investment Fund offering business grants
Jul. 17—ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The city of Albuquerque’s $1 million