How Artsy is Promoting Black-Owned Art Galleries

In 2019, a study looked at racial inequality in the art world. The numbers they calculated showed that in America, the art displayed in galleries and museums is primarily from white male artists. The study found that 85.4% of works

Arizona’s only Black-owned brewery launches this week. Say hello to Kitsune Brewing

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article omitted that Beast Brewing Company in Bisbee was also a Black-owned brewery. Home brewer Tyler Smith first connected with north Phoenix’s Simple Machine Brewing Company in June. He was hoping to

Support Black-Owned Businesses With Facebook’s #BuyBlack Friday Gift Guide

After announcing the #BuyBlack Friday campaign in the US earlier this month, Facebook is now promoting a #BuyBlack Friday Gift Guide. Black-owned businesses have been closing at twice the rate of other small businesses in the United States, making them

‘People need to see someone who looks like them’: why it’s important to support black-owned businesses

Ladi Kazeem never really stops working. The 30-year-old entrepreneur wakes up at 6am and doesn’t stop trading vintage T-shirts until he goes back to bed. “If you post a picture on Instagram, the British will see it when you’re awake,

DC Woman Carries On Legacy of Formerly Enslaved Man Who Inspired Jack Daniel’s Whiskey

Click here to view original web page at www.nbcwashington.com Jack Daniel is a household name in the whiskey industry — and throughout the world. But did you know the name Nearest Green? Without him, there might not be Jack Daniel’s

Black-Owned Tech Start Up Revolutionizes Home Inspection Industry

New York, NY — A new, innovative Baltimore-based tech start-up called AfterrHome is changing the way the world views the home inspection industry by using Artificial Intelligence to help prospective buyers and sellers book and facilitate home inspections. From its

Despite Arson Attempt, Black Coffee Northwest Brings Black-Owned Business and Awareness to Shoreline

Click here to view original web page at southseattleemerald.com by Alexa Peters In Shoreline, only 5.9% of the population identifies as Black. Yet with the opening of the new coffee shop and community hub Black Coffee Northwest, Shoreline happens to

Philly Rising: 23-year-old jumpstarts national movement for ‘rebuilding’ Black businesses

Click here to view original web page at www.radio.com PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — For 23-year-old Alexis Akarolo, protesting wasn’t enough. After a day of demonstrating in June, she says she felt called to do more. “The civil unrest happening with

Fintech Equality Coalition Engages Black Fintech CEOs

Frequently, questions about diversity in fintech center on gender diversity, and that gender diversity means “white women.” When any organization is predominantly white, it tends to focus on attracting customers who look like its employees and leadership—white ones, though that’s

Killer Mike’s new Black-owned bank receives ‘tens of thousands’ of account requests in less than 24 hours

New York (CNN)A new majority Black and Latinx-owned and operated digital bank hopes to make supporting Black-owned banks and businesses a little easier for consumers. Greenwood was created by Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover and his close friend, rapper-activist Michael