Black-Owned Business

After plenty of success selling makeup specifically made for people of color, Mented Cosmetics hits a roadblock of uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic. Co-founder KJ Miller explains the worry over possibly having to let go of employees, the shift in marketing her company had to make and the logistics challenges of constant factory and warehouse closures.

Working out can consist of a mixture of dedication, time, effort — at times, even money. With this in mind, trainer and Brooklyn native Irv “Zeus” Hyppolite took those concepts and poured them right back into the community. “I’ve been personal, strength, and conditioning training with athletes for about ten years. I got my start at Bally’s Total Fitness...

The 15 percent pledge helps increase exposure and profits for Black-owned businesses by challenging retailers and brands to dedicate 15 percent of their shelves to Black businesses. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Vicktor Stevenson founded Gourmonade in 2018. Now, the pandemic is putting the squeeze on his gourmet lemonade business. In part one of our “Rebound” series, we join Vicktor and his family in the Gourmonade kitchen to see how they’re pivoting the business to stay afloat.

“We’re all figuring out what next week is going to look like day to day.” How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question certified balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Many small businesses are struggling during the pandemic, but Sealey believes in her business’s...

Lemonade is no longer just for sidewalk stands. For Vicktor Stevenson, owner of San Francisco’s Gourmonade LLC, gourmet lemonade is a passion project that has cultivated a loyal local following. But when the pandemic hit, statewide shutdowns gave his juice company the squeeze and Stevenson had to decide whether to focus on serving his “Gourmonade fam” or protecting his real-life...

Like most San Diegans, former Charger player and Point Loma resident Israel Stanley grew up eating good Mexican food. Today, he’s sharing his love of the cuisine with his community, one dish at a time, at his family-owned restaurant.

A first-generation Afro-Latino immigrant is making a name for himself in the entrepreneurial world and is using his talents to create a space for more people like him in tech.

At a time when businesses are struggling due to the ongoing pandemic, Nic King decided to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams — ultimately creating the first black-owned cereal. King, is the founder of Proud Puffs cereal, a vegan, gluten-free chocolate-flavored cereal that comes in the shape of a raised fist. The entrepreneur from Darien, Connecticut took a chance by starting a...

Yelp searches for Black-owned businesses increased 2,400% in 2020.

The west coast’s oldest black-founded and managed savings and loan will turn 75 next year, with a new partner and an expanded mission. LA’s Broadway Federal is merging with another black-managed bank in Washington, D.C., that will not only increase resources for funding, but be a first step to expanding low-income banking opportunities in other urban centers. “This model...

The study found a “disturbing relationship” between areas that have been hard-hit by COVID-19 and the economic health of Black-owned businesses, said the assistant vice president of the New York Fed

In addition to teaching kids to be anti-racist, donating to organizations that help protesters or change policies surrounding police brutality, healthcare rights and more, you can support black business owners locally and nationwide by reaching for black-owned food brands next time you’re at the store (or shop online).