Tag : Black Business

Young Black Entrepreneurs Launch Eco Friendly Candle Brand Available At Macys

BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 15, 201914562

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...

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Black-Owned Bank Puts $4 Million Toward Boosting Detroit’s Minority-Owned Businesses

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 201802375

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...

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Black-owned beauty brand, The Lip Bar, partners with retail giant Target

BMS AdminFebruary 21, 2018June 6, 2018

by BMS AdminFebruary 21, 2018June 6, 201804176

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...

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15-Year-Old Founder of a Mo’s Bows Signs Huge NBA Partnership Deal

BMS AdminMay 10, 2017May 10, 2017

by BMS AdminMay 10, 2017May 10, 201701355

In 2014, at the young age of 12, aspiring entrepreneur, Moziah “Mo” Bridges appeared on NBC’s The Shark Tank hoping to land a deal with...

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Georgia Teens Design Mobile App to Grade Quality of Police Services

BMS AdminMay 27, 2016October 26, 2016

by BMS AdminMay 27, 2016October 26, 201612068

Three teenage siblings from Stone Mountain, Georgia, have re-launched their FiveO police rating app, by using the $22,000 first place award they won from the 2015 Hiil...

Black Entrepreneurship

How Darnell Ferguson Went From Being Homeless and Incarcerated, To Owning 3 Successful Restaurants

Yusuf Asturias (BMS)April 25, 2016January 13, 2017

by Yusuf Asturias (BMS)April 25, 2016January 13, 20174 9698

Twenty-nine year old Darnell Ferguson’s journey started in high school, when he was transferred out of his school to a vocational school that offered culinary arts...

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First Black Woman To Own A Billion-Dollar Business Shares Her Secrets To Success

Anthony AlleyneMarch 2, 2016April 30, 2016

by Anthony AlleyneMarch 2, 2016April 30, 20165 2073

Janice Bryant Howroyd holds the title of the first Black woman to own a billion-dollar business. Her journey into the business world began in 1976,...

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Babette Davis Is The Owner Of A Vegan Soul Food Restaurant And You’ll Never Guess Her Age

Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 18, 2016March 5, 2016

by Yusuf Asturias (BMS)February 18, 2016March 5, 201616488

Babette Davis is a 65-year old entrepreneur who opened her soul food vegan restaurant in 2008. Stuff I Eat, located in downtown Inglewood, CA, is...

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6 Ways To Support Black Owned Business That Cost You Nothing

Anthony AlleyneFebruary 17, 2016June 3, 2016

by Anthony AlleyneFebruary 17, 2016June 3, 20163 2902

We all know the importance of supporting businesses from our community. And we should try to spend our dollar within our community whenever possible but...

Black Entrepreneurship Business

Killer Mike, Big Kritt, Usher and Jermaine Dupri Have A Goal To Open 1 Million Accounts At This Black Owned Bank

BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 2016

by BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 201601242

Killer Mike has a goal to open 1 million accounts at an Atlanta based, black owned bank. Citizens Trust Bank was opened in 1921 and...

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10 Of The Best Cities For Black Businesses To Thrive

BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 2016

by BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 2016110253

If you’re looking for a good environment to start your small business, location is a major bullet point to consider. It’s important to consider if this...

Black Entrepreneurship

Locked Out: A Mississippi Success Story

BMS AdminDecember 2, 2015January 4, 2016

by BMS AdminDecember 2, 2015January 4, 20165 852

Melony Armstrong just wanted to earn an honest living. She didn’t realize she’d have to change the law to do that. After years of hurdling...

Black Entrepreneurship

MCL Jasco: Minority-Owned Business

BMS AdminDecember 2, 2015December 2, 2015

by BMS AdminDecember 2, 2015December 2, 20152 1114

Air date: 11/1/15. MCL Jasco is a Detroit-based, minority-owned business that provides a variety of supply chain management services to customers all over the world....

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Malcolm X speaks about Black Economics

BMS AdminNovember 11, 2015January 4, 2016

by BMS AdminNovember 11, 2015January 4, 20163 2840

Malcolm X Speaks on the importance of keeping the black dollar within the black neighborhood and building businesses that we can support within our own...

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Never Forget: In 1985 Police Dropped a Bomb on a West Philly...

BMS AdminMay 31, 2016June 22, 2018

May 31, 2016June 22, 2018174

On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at...

SBILINSKE on Detroit Man Sues White Women Who Had Him Arrested for ‘Gardening While Black’: “These 3 white women who miss used 911 to lied and commit a racist hate behavior will reap karma for…” Sep 17, 04:35
Erica on Body Of America’s First Female Muslim Judge Was Found Floating In A River: “Also a judge. That is political intimidation. Do we know anything about what kinds of cases she was providing over?…” Sep 15, 18:08
eleanor on Woman Who Kicked 8-Yr-Old So Hard In The Stomach It Killed Her Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder: “I am an old lady, but if I got near her, I’d probably wind up in jail myself. The father…” Sep 14, 16:07
whitty on Two Shot Dead in Third Night of Wisconsin Protests Over Jacob Blake Police Shooting: “The media has you exactly where they want you. Full of HATE and BiGOTRY.” Sep 6, 20:09
Quincy on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Any black owned in Orlando FL?” Sep 3, 13:30