Liberation Station Bookstore, North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore, opens Saturday.The colorful, intimate space is on the second floor of the Efird’s building at 208 Fayetteville St. Enter on the Fayetteville Street side, where you see signs for Raleigh’s Original Selfie Museum. Owner Victoria Scott-Miller wants to ensure that all children can see themselves in…
New Black, family-owned bookstore, Liberation Station, opens its doors in downtown Raleigh Axiossource
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Sekou Kaalund, a graduate of Raleigh’s Enloe High School, has made it big in banking. This week, he visited Charlotte to look at U.S. Bank’s growing Queen City operations, of which he has an increasingly important role.In December, Kaalund joined the fifth-largest U.S. banking company as head of Branch and Small Business Banking, overseeing 2,200…
Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Continue in Browser Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts.Please enter a valid zipcode.SaveRALEIGH, N.C. — August is National Black Business Month, a time to acknowledge and appreciate Black business owners and what they bring to their communities.According to…
Black Wall Street was a thriving African-American business district in Durham during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The area along Parrish Street centered around the Hayti neighborhood just east of downtown Durham, was home to over 200 Black-owned businesses, including banks, restaurants, theaters and shops.The district was founded by African Americans excluded from doing…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — For many people, the Montague Plaza along Rock Quarry Road is more than just a building. Every tenant in this new shopping center is a black-owned small business.Stephanie Smith is opening a consignment shop and extending her space to other vendors."I have like 1,200 square feet," she said.She plans on selling…
Southeast Raleigh is making history with Montague Plaza, a vibrant new shopping center that is redefining what community-driven development looks like. Located on Rock Quarry Road, this 15,000-square-foot space isn’t just any plaza—it’s a groundbreaking project where every tenant is a Black-owned small business. For Stephanie Smith, a local entrepreneur, Montague Plaza represents opportunity and…