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Black Grocery Coop Celebrates 10 Years and an Expansion
Mandela Grocery is a Black Grocery coop that’s on a mission to nourish their neighborhood of West Oakland with healthy food, wellness resources, and…
The First Black Owned Piano Manufacturing Business
Warren Shadd is the founder of Shadd Piano, the first Black owned piano manufacturing business. That makes him the first large-scale commercial Black instrument…
Black Banks That Are Still Operating In 2021
The number of Black banks operating in the U.S. fell 54 percent between 2001 and 2016. Many have either been acquired or have simply…
Why Black Banks Need Policy Support, Not Just Deposits
Few institutions are as strongly connected to black communities as historically black banks. Where others see neighborhoods that are too risky or, conversely, only…
New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center Acquires Collection of Fab 5 Freddy
Some 120 boxes of archived notebooks, screenplays, fliers, and photography from the collection of hip-hop legend Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite are headed to…
Six Historically Black Beaches to Visit This Summer
When we think of black history often times vacation destinations are left out of our dialogue. Our past is well documented with stories of…