Three years ago, a group of Black women in Knoxville set out on a mission to launch their own businesses and to help other Black women do the same.
And when Black women set their eyes on something, they go and get it.
Tanika Harper and Deidra Harper, sisters who carried out their father’s legacy of entrepreneurship in the city, and Dasha Lundy, an advocate for East Knoxville and a county commissioner, make up the current membership of The Women, LLC.
They believe Black wealth, Black entrepreneurship and economic empowerment are part of the answer to disrupting the poverty that lies in their own community.
They held their first Crown Pitch Contest specifically for Black entrepreneurs on Juneteenth, June 19, the first of its kind in the city. Shora Foundation, The Roots Collective and The Women of Knoxville hosted the event. Judges April Hardin, Dr. Angelique Adams and Kenneth Herring chose the winner after four Black women pitched their business idea to the panel.
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