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Inglewood’s Black-owned businesses to be highlighted during Super Bowl weekend

Friday, February 11 by ABC News

(INGLEWOOD, Calif.) -- Seeing a need to promote Black-owned businesses, longtime Inglewood, California, resident Keokia Childress helped start a community-organized food festival to showcase what their neighborhood had to offer. But what began with only a handful of food trucks in 2017, the Taste of... Read More.

Black-owned autonomous grocery store opens in Georgia

Wednesday, January 26 by ABC News

(FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) -- When Jilea Hemmings' oldest son was diagnosed with autism, she and her husband, Jamie, started experimenting with food that seemed to help improve their child's performance. The Georgia couple used plant-based substitutes to create their son's favorite dishes, including mac and cheese... Read More.

Nordstrom joins 15 Percent Pledge, makes 10-year commitment to Black-owned businesses

Tuesday, July 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nordstrom just made a commitment to Black-owned businesses. The store has become the first major retailer to commit to a 10-year agreement with the 15 Percent Pledge, a nonprofit that holds large corporations accountable for supporting Black-owned brands. "Long-term societal change cannot happen... Read More.

Sephora to feature its first Black-owned clean beauty brand

Wednesday, February 10 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- LYS Beauty has become the first Black-owned clean beauty brand to be featured exclusively at Sephora.The cosmetics brand will carry a variety of skin care and color products that it says feature... Read More.

Ulta Beauty plans to double Black-owned brand presence in stores

Tuesday, February 2 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, GMA(NEW YORK) -- Ulta Beauty plans to amplify the presence of Black-owned brands in its stores this year.The mass beauty retailer announced on Tuesday that two times as many Black-owned beauty brands will be... Read More.

Digital Black-owned bank aims to tackle economic injustice

Tuesday, January 19 by ABC News

By ADISA HARGETT-ROBINSON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Part of the conversation about the recent racial reckoning in the United States amid the Black Lives Matter movement surrounds economic injustice. Inequity in home ownership between white and Black Americans, a scarcity of... Read More.

Black-owned brands to support and shop for on Black Friday and beyond

Tuesday, November 24 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- This year's charge toward social justice has brought about change for the better, and one upside has been the elevated support for Black-owned businesses.Many Black-owned businesses have been hit particularly... Read More.

Pinterest launches Black-owned fashion and beauty shop

Thursday, August 20 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Following the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and many others at the hands of police, there's been more of a national effort to support people of color.One way people... Read More.

West Elm home-goods retailer takes ‘15% pledge’ supporting Black-owned brands

Thursday, July 9 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In an effort toward creating more retail shelf space for Black-owned brands in stores, Aurora James, a fashion designer and the founder of Brother Vellies, created the "15% pledge" -- which calls... Read More.

#BlackOutDay2020: Skip Amazon and support these Black-owned bookstores

Tuesday, July 7 by ABC News

By SONY SALZMAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Dawud Hakim opened a bookshop in Philadelphia in 1959 devoted entirely to African-American literature, it seemed that very few Americans were interested in the books he was trying to sell.“He... Read More.

Search for Black-owned businesses up over 1,700%: Yelp

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

By SAMARA LYNN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Business review platform Yelp released a report Thursday showing that searches on its platform for Black-owned businesses are up 1,785% since May 25.In its Local Economic Impact Report, Yelp provided data... Read More.

Beyonce releases ‘Black Parade’ and directory of Black-owned businesses to support

Tuesday, June 23 by ABC News

By JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Beyoncé has many founders, owners and entrepreneurs of color jumping for joy after including them in her directory of Black-owned businesses.In addition to releasing a new song, "Black Parade," on Juneteenth, her... Read More.

Stories tagged with: blackowned

Inglewood’s Black-owned businesses to be highlighted during Super Bowl weekend

Black-owned autonomous grocery store opens in Georgia

Nordstrom joins 15 Percent Pledge, makes 10-year commitment to Black-owned businesses

Sephora to feature its first Black-owned clean beauty brand

Ulta Beauty plans to double Black-owned brand presence in stores

Digital Black-owned bank aims to tackle economic injustice

Black-owned brands to support and shop for on Black Friday and beyond

Pinterest launches Black-owned fashion and beauty shop

West Elm home-goods retailer takes ‘15% pledge’ supporting Black-owned brands

#BlackOutDay2020: Skip Amazon and support these Black-owned bookstores

Search for Black-owned businesses up over 1,700%: Yelp

Beyonce releases ‘Black Parade’ and directory of Black-owned businesses to support

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