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Black-Owned Craft Beer Company Beat Out 13K Competitors to Win $200K Miller Lite ‘Tap the Future’ Prize

October 21, 2016November 21, 2016African American Entrepreneurs, Black Businesses ...

A Black female founder of a specialty beer company won the grand prize from the Miller Lite Tap the Future competition.

Black retailer put heart, soul into top-shelf shoe store

October 14, 2016November 21, 2016African American Entrepreneurs, African American News ...

As the owner of the Center City’s destination men’s shoe store, Steve Jamison could easily marvel about the path he took before opening Blue Sole Shoes. The North Philly native recalled a childhood eating government-issued cheese and patching up holes in the bottom of his sneakers.

For Some African-Americans, Efforts To #BuyBlack Present Challenges

September 21, 2016#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

The idea of black capitalism goes back many decades. Civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey advocated African-Americans creating and doing business with their own to build wealth in their community.

Mae Reeves’ Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture

September 19, 2016March 31, 2020African American Entrepreneurs, African American History ...

African-American women have been wearing fancy hats to church for generations. That tradition is being celebrated at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which officially opens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24. Vintage turbans, caps and fascinators that span a half-century are on display — all from the shop of one woman.