The History of Black Entrepreneurship and Black-Owned Businesses: Built Without Permission
Key Takeaways Supporting Black-owned businesses strengthens generational wealth and local communities. Black entrepreneurship began as survival and became strategy, ownership, and power. Black-owned businesses built jobs and institutions when systems shut us out. Redlining, segregation, and violence disrupted Black business ownership and wealth. Black entrepreneurship didn’t start as a trendy hashtag or a “support small […]
Why Every Black-Owned Business Needs an Email List (And How to Build One That Grows Your Brand)
Why Every Black-Owned Business Needs an Email List (And How to Build One That Grows Your Brand) Email marketing for Black-owned businesses delivers one of the highest returns on investment in small business marketing. With a single email, you can announce new products, promote events, share updates, and offer exclusive discounts. Unlike social media posts […]
Google Art Tribute by Black Artist Kyndacee Honoring Dr. MLK
When Art Honors Legacy: Inside Google’s 2026 MLK Day Tribute Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites us to reflect on history, honor legacy, and recommit ourselves to the work of justice and unity. In 2026, Google marked the occasion with a powerful Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google Doodle created by acclaimed Black artist […]
Ferguson MLK Unity Day Tour Brings Community and Business Together
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through Action in Ferguson The Ferguson MLK Unity Day Tour brings community and business together. What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in required more than words. It required action, collaboration, and a shared commitment to strengthening our communities. This past Monday, the Dr. King Holiday was not simply […]
St. Louis Black Business Goss’ Up Pasta Closes
St. Louis Black Business Goss’ Up Pasta closes and is leaving a lasting impact on the St. Louis’ Black Business Community. Goss’ Up Pasta, a longtime local restaurant and catering business in the St. Louis area, has officially closed after more than 25 years in operation. The closure marks the end of a beloved Black-owned […]
Discover Opportunities At the SLATE Holly Jolly Job Fair
Discover opportunities at the SLATE Holly Jolly Job Fair. The SLATE Holly Jolly Job Fair is spreading cheer and career opportunities. As the holiday season approaches, SLATE is spreading cheer and career opportunities with its SLATE Job Fair. The festive hiring event invites St. Louis job seekers to explore a wide range of employment opportunities. […]
The St. Louis Argus: A Century of Black Journalism, Advocacy, and Community Legacy
The St. Louis Argus Newspaper For more than a century, the St. Louis Argus, a century of Black Journalism, Advocacy, and Community Legacy has served as one of the most enduring voices of Black journalism in the Midwest. Established in 1912, the Argus emerged at a time when African Americans in St. Louis—and across the […]
Boss Up: What a Black-Owned Bank CEO Wants Every Black Business Owner to Know
Learn valuable tips for success as a Black business owner from the CEO of a Black-owned bank. Empower yourself and your community! He’ll share what a Black owned CEO wants every black business owner to know. With interest rates at a 22-year high, Michael Pugh says Black business owners crunched for cash should look to […]
The National Negro Doll Company
The National Negro Doll Company was founded by Richard Henry Boyd. As a former slave Boyd was born Dick Gray on March 5, 1843. He was an entrepreneur, preacher, missionary, publisher, banker, and a Black Nationalist. In 1911 Henry Boyd founded the National Negro Doll Company. The former slave created the first black doll company […]
Darlyng & Co. the First Black-Owned Kid’s Registry
Darlyng & Co. the first Black-owned kid’s registry was created by the husband and wife, duo Carl and Tara Darnley in 2014. The Darnley’s wanted parents to have access to safe, eco-friendly, and non-toxic products. As a result, a brainchild was born in 2014. As with most businesses Darlyng & Co. the first Black-owned kid’s […]