Black-Owned Business

Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson grew up together, started a business together and are giving back to their community together

Hope Wiseman became the youngest Black woman in the country to own a marijuana dispensary when she opened the doors to her business, Mary and Main, in September 2018. Her goal? To educate the Black community in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and beyond about the benefits of marijuana. Black people are three times more likely than white people to be...

Kim Harris noticed a problem: When it came to a certain item in her Harlem neighborhood, there was a drought. “I started really liking beer and traveling all over the city to get it, except for the Hamlet of Harlem, [where] I live,” Harris said. Kevin Bradford felt the same way. “You just couldn’t really find a proper craft...

Nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, New York City is welcoming domestic and international tourists back this holiday season. “I see great things for tourism after the pandemic. New York City is going to come back even stronger than before,” says Stacey Toussaint, president and founder of Inside Out Tours. “We paused but we didn’t stop.”

Any New Yorker will tell you that you can “fuhgeddaboudit” but there are some things we shouldn’t simply forget, especially in light of the pandemic, social justice movement and political unrest. For New York City’s Inside Out Tours, they’re on a mission to make sure tourists leave with a better understanding of the past, present and future of the city,...

One small business is changing the game when it comes to classic New York City tourism by putting a spotlight on the moments in history where civil rights were at risk. Know Your Rights: From the Central Park Five to the Present is a new virtual experience hosted by Inside Out Tours, a full-service DMC and receptive tour operator offering…

From mutating strains to controversial vaccine mandates, the coronavirus pandemic has forced demanding questions and pressure on New York business. Small business owners are finding ways to survive the virus unknowns and look past the pressing hurdles. Over the summer, Facebook and the Small Business Roundtable conducted a survey with more than 35,000 small business leaders, across 30 countries and…

A record 66.6 million tourists visited New York City in 2019 and business was booming for Stacey Toussaint, founder of diversity and inclusion-centered Inside Out Tours. But when the coronavirus pandemic brought the city to a standstill, Toussaint was left to figure out how to keep her tourism business running when there simply were no tourists.

NBC gave three business owners cameras to document their journey as they fought through shutdowns, positive coronavirus tests, and a test of their pandemic endurance. The owners of Dallas’ Recipe Oak Cliff, Philadelphia’s Kayuh Bicycles & Café, and the CEO of Boston’s Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center joined NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson to talk about how they rebounded from unforeseen...

See why Recipe Oak Cliff, a plant-based restaurant in Dallas, Texas, closed its kitchen and launched a virtual series of healthy recipes for “one more pandemic pivot.”

See why Recipe Oak Cliff, a plant-based restaurant in Dallas, Texas, closed its kitchen and launched a virtual series of healthy recipes for “one more pandemic pivot.”

After facing positive coronavirus tests, shutdowns and a citywide bus crisis, Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center looks toward the future and makes plans for how they’re going to adapt. Despite the hardships they’ve faced during the pandemic, Sportsmen’s says it’s committed to taking whatever new challenges arise so they can continue to support families across...

Dallas business owner wants to turn the exterior of Recipe Oak Cliff into a beacon of bounty, complete with outdoor lighting, splashes of color and planters filled with herbs and edible flowers.

Tisha Crear, the owner of Recipe Oak Cliff, wants to change the way people see her neighborhood by letting the history of its people and the land dictate the aesthetic.

After positive coronavirus tests shut down Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center the last week of summer, staff were thrilled to reopen for the first week of school. But when Boston school buses sat empty due to a driver shortage, it wasn’t just public schools that felt the hit— centers like Sportsmen’s, and the families who rely on them, were left...

As gentrification threatens to whitewash her neighborhood, owner of health food eatery Recipe Oak Cliff Tisha Crear is finding ways to revitalize parts of historically Black Dallas by cultivating health and community.

Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center made it through nearly a whole summer of children’s programs when a staff member’s positive coronavirus test brought everything to a standstill.

A vegan restaurant in Dallas, Texas, saw a jump in sales during the pandemic, as people sought out healthy and affordable meals at Recipe Oak Cliff.

In season three of NBC’s Rebound, we gave three business owners cameras to document their journey as small Black-owned businesses in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The owners of Chicago’s Lingua Nigra jewelry company, Miami’s hair care brand Kazmaleje and DC’s Goodies Frozen Custard and Treats joined NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo to talk about the importance of supporting Black...

Hair discrimination has existed for centuries, but recent legislation, like the 2019 CROWN Act, seeks to change that. LaToya Stirrup, co-founder of Kazmaleje, talks about how Kazmaleje is working to pass on a legacy aimed at supporting and empowering men, women and kids alike, no matter what type of hair they choose to rock.