Black Business
16 Black Owned Cigar Businesses
The cigar lifestyle is not only about what type of cigar you smoke it’s also about where you smoke them. Whether you … Keep Reading
Harris Family Brewery is the First Black Owned Brewery in Pennsylvania
Harris Family Brewery is believed to be Pennsylvania’s first Black owned brewery. The brewery started gaining attention this year after securing space for … Keep Reading
Philadelphia Printworks: Activism Never Looked so Good
Philadelphia Printworks is a conscious clothing company that creates T-shirts, sweatshirts and other apparel with designs inspired by social issues and the … Keep Reading
35 Black Owned Nail Salons
I was scrolling through our ShoppeBlack IG when saw a video pop up of a Black woman being attacked at an Asian … Keep Reading
Chicago Area Woman Opens Beauty Supply Store
Princess Dempsey knows that she’s a rarity — it’s nothing new. The Broadview businesswoman has for years owned one of the few … Keep Reading
Three Black Business Owners, facing Gentrification, explain how to Thrive in NYC
Almost 20 years ago, Janifer Wilson noticed that Harlem’s bookstores were disappearing one by one, something she couldn’t stand as a woman … Keep Reading
Black Culture
Yinka Shonibare Wrapped More than 200 Books in African Textiles, to Start a Conversation About Immigration
THE MOST RECENT ADDITION to the art collection at The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College is a series of books. The … Keep Reading
Philadelphia’s BlackStar Film Festival: Where Black Film is High Art
For the past several years, some of my closest East Coast friends and I have made an annual trek. For me, it’s … Keep Reading
New Study Confirms Reality Television Perpetuates Stereotype’s of the Angry African American
When it comes to race and ethnicity, television cuts two ways. It can and has taught tolerance. It also continues to perpetuate stereotypes. A new … Keep Reading
Black Thought
This Psychologist Is Changing The Face Of Therapy For Black Women
Slowly but surely, mental health has moved from the sidelines to the center of our national conversation around well-being. But discussing feelings … Keep Reading
Kanye West is Bipolar: An Examination of How an Artist Processes a Mental Health Condition
Ye is a very strange little album. Half acknowledgment of the broken, manic depressive, narcissism that is Kanye West’s psyche and half … Keep Reading
Is The Trillion Dollar Black Buying Power a Myth or Reality?
We’ve all read or heard reports about $1 trillion dollars plus in Black buying power. We’ve also heard how this buying power … Keep Reading
Black Love Matters
Couples Inc. : Kahran and Reg Run a Family Photography Business
Creative Soul Photography is an Atlanta based business run by husband and wife team, Kahran and Reg Bethencourt. With almost a decade of working … Keep Reading
Couples Inc.: Blair and Brandon Created Apparel brand, The Blairisms
Blair Dottin-Haley and Brandon Dottin-Haley are the owners of The Blairisms, a fashion brand that started off offering tee shirts and expanded into … Keep Reading
Couples Inc. : Dominique And Carl Own a Dental Practice in Alabama
Dr. Carl M. Shamburger, Jr, DMD and Dr. Dominique Askew Shamburger, DDS are the owners of Montgomery Dental Arts, a dental practice located … Keep Reading
Couples Inc. : ‘ Flip or Flop: Fort Worth ‘ HGTV Stars, Andy and Ashley Williams
We love home improvement shows and are constantly glued to “Flip or Flop” on HGTV. So, we were beyond thrilled to learn … Keep Reading
Business Tips
5 Ways Black Businesses Can Improve Customer Experience
Let’s face it, Black businesses have a horrible reputation when it comes to offering a great customer experience or customer service. Whether … Keep Reading
Get Your Website Right!: 10 Tips on How to Create a Dope Website
Every Black business owner needs to get their website right. Not now, but right now. Many of us want to support Black-owned … Keep Reading
Aesthetics + Design
14 Black Owned Home Decor Companies
The home decor market is growing at a steady pace. This is partly due to a relatively strong real estate market and … Keep Reading
12 Black Interior Designers You Should Know
From organizing rooms, picking flooring and wall colors, to finding furniture to complement it all, a good interior designer should be able … Keep Reading
Travel
You Deserve to Travel – and it doesn’t have to be expensive!
As hard working as we all are, we often think travel is something out of reach. Travel is often seen as expensive … Keep Reading
Ola’s Travel Diary: CUBA
I’m fortunate to be part of a family that places value on travel and exploring other cultures. As a Nigerian American, I … Keep Reading