On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, It’s Time to Commit to Black-Owned Businesses | Opinion
A young man in Alabama bought a sawmill in the early 1940s, becoming the first Black man to own one in the state. In 1946, the sawmill was intentionally burned to the ground. Since banks and insurance companies had refused
Inside Ujimaa, Jordan Subban’s New Site Elevating BIPOC-Owned Businesses
Chasing his NHL dream, Jordan Subban found himself faced with a nightmare. Living dorm life in his second year as a pro at Utica, New York, and playing for the Vancouver Canucks’ affiliate team—the Comets—Subban and his teammate were robbed
Has 2020’s spike in support for Black-owned business carried through to the holidays?
Click here to view original web page at www.marketplace.org At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the killing of George Floyd in May of this year, there was a big push on social media for consumers
Arizona’s only Black-owned brewery launches this week. Say hello to Kitsune Brewing
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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
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
U.S. government scrutinizes Microsoft’s plan to spend $150M on diversity and inclusion programs
Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg)
How BankBlackUSA Is Helping Empower Black-Owned Banks And Credit Unions
In 2016, OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank and first Black internet bank, spearheaded the national #BankBlack Challenge. The ongoing campaign seeks to galvanize Black Americans and their allies to move their accounts to Black-owned financial institutions. “The movement’s
