A GPS for finding Black-owned businesses. That’s the vision Ramond Murphy and Mariam Kazadi had this summer after being inspired by Blackout Day 2020.
On that social media-driven day of protest on July 7, millions of people pledged not to spend money unless it was at a Black-owned business. It was an event intended to uplift Black businesses and artists, demonstrate the economic power of the Black community and its allies and make a statement that companies need to stand up for justice and equality for Black Americans if they want their dollars, organizers said.
Murphy and Kazadi decided one day wasn’t enough.
“We were all looking for a more curated space to find Black businesses,” said Kazadi, who works for Comcast Business and is a writer for Christain lifestyle magazine Back2Basics. “We thought, let’s provide a platform that anyone could use.”
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