Feb 16, 2026 | Business, Entrepreneurs, Fashion
Arin Reynolds started his own clothing line three years ago and has seen it blossom. “It gets me going every time I see somebody wearing my clothes,” Reynolds said. Reynolds grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Missouri for college. “You can get this...
Feb 16, 2026 | Entrepreneurs, Food & Beverage, History
A long-broken post-Civil War pledge is finding new meaning on Chicago’s West Side. During Black History Month, entrepreneur Liz Abunaw is reframing the historic promise of “forty acres and a mule” through the launch of her grocery store, Forty Acres Fresh Market, in...
Jan 5, 2026 | Entrepreneurs
There was a buzz in the air at a Starbucks near the downtown Miami Brightline station — and it wasn’t only because of the caffeine. A “Holiday Sip and Shine,” featuring kids’ games, a DJ and drink specials, took over the cafe. Concessions International, a Black-owned...
Dec 15, 2025 | Business, Entrepreneurs
I remembered The Lip Bar from their infamous 2015 “Shark Tank” rejection—the moment Kevin O’Leary called founder Melissa Butler and her creative director “colorful cockroaches” and told them they’d never succeed. As someone who loves bright colors and wears...
Dec 15, 2025 | Entrepreneurs, Events
On a night filled with sequins, laughter, and long embraces, Montgomery County’s Black business community gathered at the Doubletree Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Nov. 20, for an evening that felt less like an awards ceremony and more like a family reunion. The...
Dec 8, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurs
For generations, Black innovators and entrepreneurs have driven cultural and economic growth, launching businesses, shaping industries, and influencing trends that define global markets. Yet too often, these visionaries have had to build with limited resources,...
