Once a dilapidated Brooklyn residence, Akwaaba grew to become a thriving business.
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Celsious is the Most Stylish and Eco Friendly Laundrymat You’ve Ever Seen | Shoppe Black
We chatted with the founders, siblings Corinna and Theresa Williams. This is what they had to say.
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Online Beauty Supply Shop For Black And Hispanic Women Is Safe, Lucrative Haven | Huffington Post
Hundreds of commenters chimed in, sharing their beauty supply store experiences, both positive and negative.
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This Maker Is Helping to Build a More Inclusive Movement | Next City
“Once I got out there and started doing shows and markets, I started to notice there was a lack of representation of makers of color, and also makers who were maybe single mothers…”
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Ellis Island Tea, A Family Recipe for Jamaican Sweet Tea, “Goes National”
Ellis-Brown is the only African American female beverage maker in the United States with her own manufacturing plant.
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How One Woman Has Created the Ultimate Retreat For All Overworked Professionals | The Network Journal
Everyone needs a getaway. A retreat from the world. But Kwayera Archer has created a retreat with a twist. This year, the Jamaican repatriate and former Brooklyn, N.Y., resident has launched a multi-city retreat series.
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First Black U.S. Rolls Royce Dealer Talks Success from the Bottom Up | Ebony
Thomas Moorehead could have been a Ph.D., but chose to take a chance and go into the car sales business — and it proved to be more than the right choice
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47 Black Owned Coffee and Tea Businesses That are Great Alternatives to Starbucks | Shoppe Black
Recently, a Philadelphia Starbucks employee called the police on two Black patrons. Their crime? Waiting for a friend. The cops still arrested them. When next you feel the need for some Starbucks, consider these Black Owned Coffee and Tea Businesses instead.
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This Is Why We Can Have Nice Things: Wine Educator Larissa Dubose Raises a Glass to the Good Life | The Root
Want to sound like a genius while getting your drink on at a cocktail party?
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Designer Agnes Baddoo Has It in the Bag | The Root
What’s the handbag that would give you life—if only you could find it? Agnes Baddoo answered that question for herself, and it became a business.
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