Black Business
12 Black Owned Lingerie Businesses You Should Know About
As Victoria’s Secret’s monopoly on the $12 billion U.S. lingerie market dwindles year-over-year, several Black owned lingerie businesses have entered the playing … Keep Reading
15 Black Owned Beer Businesses
Historically, there have been almost no Black businesses involved in the beer industry. Now, times are changing, and several Black owned beer … Keep Reading
13 Businesses That Make Black Dolls
For almost a year, my mother has been making dolls. Black dolls specifically. She told me she makes them because … Keep Reading
Celsious is the Most Stylish and Eco Friendly Laundrymat You’ve Ever Seen
Have you ever sipped organic coffee in a beautifully designed environment while your clothes washed and dried in energy-efficient machines? No? Well, … Keep Reading
42 Black Owned Businesses in Harlem
Yes, there are still Black owned businesses in Harlem. Many amazing ones, just like those we’ve listed below. Check them out and … Keep Reading
Mama’s One Sauce started in a 100-year-old Harlem brownstone, now it flies off Whole Foods Shelves
Vy Higginsen is in a coveted place for an entrepreneur in the food business. Her product, Mama’s One Sauce, a spicy condiment and … Keep Reading
Black Culture
Folami Opens Up About Her Path from Entertainer To Artist Entrepreneur
If you haven’t been following Folami, one of the dazzling lead vocalists of disco’s greatest band, CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers, then you’re … Keep Reading
BET CEO, Debra Lee Steps down after 30 years
BET has announced that Chairman and Chief Executive, Debra Lee will be leaving the company effective Monday. Lee is stepping down after … Keep Reading
ABIAH Pays Tribute to Nina Simone on Upcoming Album
The week after Nina Simone, our fierce activist artist born as Eunice Wyman, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of … Keep Reading
Black Thought
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
A Black Woman at Waffle House Brutalized by Police and No One Seems to Care
“Black women are often considered angry and divisive in their interactions with others in both public and private. In mainstream feminism, our … 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
Boston Architecture designed by Black Architects
Private developers in the Boston did not hire black architects for several decades, so much of the architecture in the city today … Keep Reading
8 Seattle Works Designed by Black Architects
On the surface, Seattle’s architectural heritage can seem very, very white. But black architects have been contributing to Seattle’s urban fabric for … 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