10 black-owned fashion brands to support instead of Dolls Kill
Alternative fashion store Dolls Kill is currently being boycotted due to an insensitive post from the founder appearing to support police brutality. This isn’t the first time they’ve had claims of racism against them, though, as the company has had
SuperSonics Legend Shawn Kemp To Open First Black-owned Marijuana Dispensary In Seattle
Next week, Seattle will have its first black-owned cannabis dispensary. According to reports, Seattle SuperSonics legend Shawn Kemp will be opening the dispensary, which is the first by a black-owner in Seattle. Kemp, who played with the SuperSonics in the
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
Black Oakland Business Group Looks to Purchase Oakland Coliseum Site For NFL Franchise
In Oakland, the push to bring back a professional football team has been slowly gaining traction and is getting closer to possibly happening. According to CBS San Francisco, a local business and investment group is interested in buying the city’s
Black-Owned Brands to Support on Amazon This Holiday Shopping Season
The holiday shopping season has officially kicked off, and this
Breaking the Black Ceiling
If you’re Black in America, you’re more likely to be an entrepreneur: 20 percent of the Black population started a business in recent years, compared to 12 percent of white Americans. This comes partly by necessity: A white-dominated upper echelon
It’s Time to Help Black-Owned Businesses
Because Advancing Black Entrepreneurs by Chase for Business enables Black business owners to address immediate financial needs and build resiliency. It’s no overstatement that Black-owned U.S. businesses are in a state of crisis due to the economic fallout from the
Black Restaurant Week kicks off in Philly
According to a release, Black Restaurant Week LLC is the organization responsible for celebrating the flavors of African American, African and Caribbean cuisine with a series of regional cultural events. Their mission is to feed and fuel the cultural famine
Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses
One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committee has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch. BlakPAC,
Black-owned businesses receive $250k from Kaiser Permanente Northwest
The money is part of a national effort to uplift communities of color and improve public health. PORTLAND, Ore. — Kaiser Permanente Northwest is granting $250,000 to Black-owned businesses and nonprofits spanning Oregon and Washington. It is part of Kaiser’s