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 Black History Month is known to yield momentary traffic surges for many black-owned businesses, but who is supporting these entrepreneurs year-round? In an Oprah Daily article, writer Mckenzie Jean-Phillipe stresses the importance of supporting the black community’s art, media, small businesses...
								
								
							
									
In this article by Black business insider theGrio, Nude Barre founder Erin Carpenter is interviewed about her transition from professional dancer to burgeoning entrepreneur. Writer Danielle James details Carpenter’s journey from a $3,000 savings to a $1.4 million investment from tennis star Ser...
								
								
							
									
Professor of African studies, Maulana Karenga, created Kwanzaa in 1966 to “Imagine a new future and forge it in the most ethical, effective, and expansive ways.” Based on African harvest festival traditions, Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that celebrates: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (sel...
								
								
							
									Citing growing social consciousness after George Floyd’s May 2020 murder and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests, writer Kiana Murden stresses the importance of supporting black-owned businesses in this CNN Underscored article. Aiming to shine light on overlooked and undervalued brands, Murden...
								
								
							
									 
Fed up with traditional industry rules, Nicole Giordano created Start Up Fashion to, “Show independent fashion designers that they can and should ignore the rules and do it their own way.” On this episode of the company’s Do It Your Way podcast, Giordano, talks to Nude Barre’s Erin Carpenter ab...
								
								
							
									In light of the coronavirus pandemic, black media giant TheGrio compiled a list of black-owned businesses to support during these trying times. Citing quarantine and fluctuating covid numbers as catalysts for minority owned business closures, TheGrio urges us all to #BuyBlack this holiday season....
								
								
							 
		 
                          
                             
                          
                             
                          
                             
                          
                             
                          
                             
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                             
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                             
								 
								 
								 
								 
								