Original article by Njera Perkins – AfroTech Supporting Black-owned businesses over the last year has become more than a trend. Now, consumers, corporations and online platforms are turning this full-fledged surge of support into a consistent lifestyle change with more intentional ways to champion these brands. Among those who have made financial and systemic pledges most recently…
Written by Dave Clark, CEO, Amazon Worldwide Consumer Amazon’s new Black Business Accelerator provides access to capital, business guidance, mentorship, and marketing support to help Black business owners succeed as sellers in Amazon’s store. Amazon is launching the Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to help build sustainable equity and growth for Black-owned businesses. The initiative—which explicitly targets barriers to…
This year’s Memorial Day weekend will be extra special for residents of Tulsa, Okla. From May 28 to 30 at the Black Wall Street Legacy Festival, a series of community-led events will be held to commemorate the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The festival will be centered in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District —…
Being a Black entrepreneur is not celebrated enough. I am sure that we all believe that that is a factual statement. There is a stigma in the African American community at times that we must secure nine-to-five jobs and have incomes that can sustain for years to come and an employer driven retirement plan. This…
The #MyBlackBiz Challenege has begun and entrepreneurs are not looking back. Inspired by the “I am a Black Man” challenge of earlier in 2020, the #MyBlackBiz Challenge highlights business owners and entrepreneurs across America in hopes of showcasing the vast amount of black businesses across our country. Entrepreneurs, franchisees and business owners are asked to…