25 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Minority-Owned Businesses

This year thousands of small businesses have struggled through the effects of COVID-19, yet none more so than minority-owned businesses. A new survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found more minority-owned small businesses fear permanent closure than non-minority owned

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

Black-Owned Vegan Bakery Receives $10,000 Grant From Beyoncé

Tennessee-based vegan bakery The Pink Bakery recently received a $10,000 grant from music icon Beyoncé. The grant came from the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund, created earlier this year by Beyoncé’s nonprofit BeyGood in partnership with the National Association for

BUSINESS ALCHEMIST: The impact of COVID-19 on minority businesses

COVID-19 has had a major impact on U.S. small businesses, especially “Main Street” establishments such as restaurants and retail stores. Black and Hispanic business owners have struggled the most. A recent study by the Bureau of Economic Research documents a

Asheville goes from ‘race-neutral’ to ‘race-conscious’ business policy; Black businesses had 0.5% of contracts: study

ASHEVILLE – Following a study showing 0.5% of city contracts went to Black businesses, the City Council has said it will move from a “race-neutral” policy to a “race-conscious” one that sets goal for minority businesses contracting. The new business

LeBron James to Co-Produce ‘Dreamland’ Documentary on Black Wall Street

‘ SpringHill Company is partnering with CNN Films to create a documentary about Black Wall Street and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre entitled DREAMLAND: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street. James will serve as an executive producer on

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

Elaine Welteroth To Host American Express Vodcast Highlighting Black Small-Owned Businesses

In the light of events that have happened this year, there has been a much needed conversation about the resources and tools that Black creators are given to succeed. 2020 has arguably been taxing on most, but the laser focus