Category: Business
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Yusef Bunchy Shakur becomes the first Black and formerly incarcerated executive director of Michigan Roundtable For Just Communities. He leads with a focus on workforce development, Black maternal love, and youth empowerment.
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Angelica Espiritu and Savina Briggs are redefining luxury hospitality with Hotel Sages, Bali’s first Black-owned hotel. Discover how they blend culture, wellness, and generational wealth.
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi is opening Maroon, the first Black chef-led restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip, celebrating Caribbean flavors and the untold stories of the Maroons of Jamaica.
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Jonathan Lacy, the first African American 7-Eleven owner in Las Vegas, opens a second store. His expansion drives job creation, local hiring, and community growth.
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Christopher Harris opens Cleveland’s first Black-owned brewery in Midtown, offering bold beers, honoring hip-hop legends, and building a community-focused business.
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Georgina Wilson leads the UK’s first Black woman-founded social investment fund with a £1.5m pilot to support minority-led community enterprises through patient capital and business skills training.
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Boyd Cru Wines, Maryland’s first Black-owned family winery, opens a tasting room in Savage Mill, blending wine, local goods, and community pride.
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Assembly Brewing, Oregon’s first Black-owned brewery, is closing, but its powerful legacy of Black excellence continues to inspire.
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Ernestine Chambers and Naté Gordon open Chopped Broadway, Baltimore’s first Black woman-owned bodega bringing authentic New York sandwiches to Fells Point while creating local jobs.
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Fahteema Parrish makes history as her construction company becomes the first Black woman-owned business to win Kansas City’s prestigious Mr. K Small Business Award in 36 years.
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