Category: #BuyBlack

By Black Enterprise Editors, Black Enterprise Meet Alyson Rae Lawson, the African American owner of a 7-Eleven franchise in Arlington, Texas who is making history and winning big while setting record-high sales. Her store has been selling out bottles of Black Girl Magic wine from McBride Sisters Collection, a brand owned by sisters Robin and Andrea […]

By BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors, Black Enterprise Founded by artist Latosha Stone in 2013, the skateboarding lifestyle brand Proper Gnar is experiencing a precipitous rise in popularity and product orders following its recent feature on performing artist Beyoncé Knowles’ Black Parade Directory of Black Owned Businesses. Posted on Juneteenth 2020, the list of small businesses features entrepreneurs who use […]

Donuts Galore and More serves fresh treats to the community By Janesha Jones, The Grio For months, coronavirus has caused a big shift in everyone’s life. It has changed the way people shop, travel and for many it has changed the way people work. Millions of people have lost their jobs, some work remotely, while […]

The financial guru and entrepreneurship coach launched #MyBlackReceipt to document the support of Black-owned businesses. By DeMicia Inman, The Grio Supporting Black-owned businesses is sometimes easier said than done. Calls to buy Black echo across social media after a company or brand does something problematic. For example, Spike Lee called for a boycott of luxury brands, such […]

By Brianna A. Smith, TSD Memphis In an effort to move away from supporting problematic businesses while circulating the Black dollar, Ken and Mary Olds, a husband and wife duo, are set to open Muggin Coffee House in the Whitehaven area July 6. “Muggin is a vibe. A way of life in Memphis,” said Mary […]

By Dana Givens, Black Enterprise Rum is considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean with different islands each specializing in a different blend of the famous spirit. Now one company is introducing a new kind of rum to the world with the first rum that blends African and Caribbean cultures, and he’s bringing it to the United States.Global Rum […]

By Todd A. Price, Times Union NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kathryn Conyers is not a baker, but she tried. And she failed. When she sought advice from her friend Carla Briggs, a trained pastry chef, Conyers was too embarrassed to send photos of the lackluster loaves. In the end, Briggs decided that she needed to come over […]

By Dana Givens, Black Enterprise Corporations and public institutions are now being forced to speak up and out about racial discrimination and injustice towards African Americans in light of the recent protests over the death of George and others by police officers. Internet pay giant, Paypal, has now stepped forward condemning the systemic oppression and unveiled its plan to support […]

By Selena Hill, Black Enterprise At a time when black businesses are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, a black-owned coffee company announced a major distribution deal with Whole Foods Market and Amazon. Blk & Bold, which claims to be the first-ever black-owned nationally distributed coffee and tea brand, has officially launched in Whole Foods Market and […]