The Importance of Black Businesses Hiring Black
In this brief snippet from her interview on the Ebony/Jet Showcase in 1987, Phyllis Hyman talks about the importance of hiring Black people and giving...
Category : Black Entrepreneurship
29 Black-Owned Liquor Brands to Support
With the sudden and drastic impact of the Coronavirus, Black businesses need support now more than ever. According to a report from the New York...
This Black Entrepreneur Is Teaching Teens From Chicago How To Build Their Own Business
Youth unemployment in Chicago hits the African-American community the hardest. Nearly 89 percent of black men ages 16 to 19 are out of work, compared...
Freedom’s Journal: The First Black Owned Newspaper In The United States
Founded on March 16, 1827 as a four-page, four-column standard-sized weekly, Freedom's Journal was the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the United States, and...
Young Black Entrepreneurs Launch Eco Friendly Candle Brand Available At Macys
According to the Washington Post, brothers Collin, 13, Ryan, 10, and Austin Gill, 8, started their candle business Frères Branchiaux for two reasons: to afford the Nerf guns...
Black-Owned Bank Puts $4 Million Toward Boosting Detroit’s Minority-Owned Businesses
Being a black business owner in the U.S. means facing more obstacles, particularly when trying to obtain a business loan. According to the U.S. Department of...
19 Black Owned Footwear Companies To Support
With all the recent controversy surrounding Nike making Colin Kaepernick the “face of Nike”. It’s important that Black people don’t get caught up in the...
Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, partners with retail giant Target
Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, has recently partnered with retail giant Target to launch their line of vegan and cruelty-free products this spring. The Lip...
Mobile app converts your daily change into bail money to free Black people
Black tech entrepreneur, Kortney Ziegler, is the creator of a new mobile app that converts your daily change into bail money that helps get Black inmates out...
Malcolm X’s daughters start clothing line to honor his legacy
The daughters of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X are honoring their father’s legacy with their new clothing line. Ilyasah Shabazz, Qubilah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Gamilah...
First Black-Owned Beauty Supply Store In Brownsville, Brooklyn Opens Its Doors
The beauty supply industry generates $10 billion a year in sales, 85% of the products are marketed towards Black women, and only a small fraction...
Former NFL Player And His Wife Open Wine & Painting Studio
With his career in the NFL completed, L.J. Smith has set his sights on operating his own business franchise. He and his wife, Jessica, are...
8-Year Old Bronx Twins Create Bottled Water Company to Provide Healthy Option for Kids
Brazil and Princeton Dowe are 8-year-old twins from the Bronx who are already the CEOs of their own bottled water company. Water 2 Kids was...
Newark, NJ Native Creates New Social Media App
At a time when getting an opinion from numerous people takes just a few seconds, an entrepreneur from Newark, NJ wants to make the response...
Camille Baker Creates App to Deliver Home-Cooked Meals
At just 24-years-old and a recent graduate of Florida A&M University, Camille Baker is well on her way to being a successful entrepreneur. She has...
Ghanaian Firm Saves Black Owned Chicago Bank With $9 Million Investment
The historic Illinois Service Federal Savings & Loan (ISF) bank located in the Bronzeville section of Chicago was on the verge of being defunct. ISF...
