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
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
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 of Chad, Calgarian Evelyne Nyairo spotted a woman harvesting mangoes from a tree, and asked to buy some fruit from the woman. When she went to pay, she was told
Meet The Medical Pioneer Who Founded America’s First Black-Owned Hospital
On the morning of July 10th, 1893, Daniel Hale Williams had a difficult decision to make. James Cornish, a 24-year-old Black man who had been stabbed in a street brawl the night before, was struggling to breathe and deteriorating fast.
Black-owned restaurateurs expect long recovery times from pandemic lows
TORONTO — When COVID-19 started spreading through Canada, Resa Solomon-St. Lewis watched business at her Caribbean food company Baccanalle disappear. With no events or weddings to cater and farmers markers and other artisan shows cancelled, 80 per cent of the
Focus on Black-owned businesses: Goods’ wellness, beauty products promote better body care
Randi Woods wants to change how people relate to their bodies. After years of struggling to find affordable, safe and sustainable products to care for her sensitive skin and hair, Woods decided to take matters into her own hands. “There
Amazon’s $150 Million Commitment to Black-Owned Businesses
Small business owners across the U.S. are trying to recover from the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of those negatively impacted is disproportionately higher among Black-owned businesses. Black Americans own only 6% of the retail businesses,