by Alana Dillette, San Diego State University and Stefanie Benjamin, University of Tennessee
After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, when travel brands –...
Black business owners now have to prove they are "socially disadvantaged" to qualify for certain loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
According to...
by JPMorgan Chase
Black business ownership is surging, fueled by Black women as the nation’s fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs. In fact, over one million new...
by Betti Halsell, Contributing Writer
The Los Angeles Sentinel
The core of the Black community felt the heaviness in the air when news broke about Rev....
by Megan Kirk, The Michigan Chronicle
August celebrates National Black Business Month and its importance and impact on the community. From humble beginnings in the...
Over the past five fiscal years from 2013 to 2017, federal government agencies have spent approximately $5 billion in advertising, but a minute share—$327...
A long-awaited report that details what federal agencies spend on advertising in African American-owned newspapers is finally near completion, according to officials in the...
(GWINNETT- METRO ATLANTA) A Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development-led delegation visited the headquarters of Chinese cabinet manufacturer, LifeArt Cabinetry in Fuzhou, China. The delegation is on…
Black business owners hanging out with Connie Portis at Savoy Restaurant in the Strip District. Last week I visited Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland, Kenny’s Place in Uptown Pittsburgh, Tim’s Bar in the Hill District and Savoy Restaurant in the Strip District. My first stop was at Tim’s Bar in the Hill District where I celebrated my birthday with family and friends and we had a great time. Thanks to everyone that came out for my birthday.
MAKING IT HAPPEN—President and CEO of Grace Security, Barbara Strothers with William Generett, Urban Innovations21. (Photos by Rossano P. Stewart) This time last year in Pittsburgh (July 2012), now disgraced Nate Harper was still our highly respected African-American chief of police, the Mellon Arena had just finished being completely demolished after standing for 40 years as a reminder of the displacement of numerous businesses and families from the Lower Hill District, and 32-year-old Mayor Luke Ravensthal was still looking forward to yet another four year term as the mayor of the Most Livable City.
