Black Folks Camp Too: This NC man is fighting generational stigma to get Black people to explore the great outdoors ABC11 Raleigh-Durhamsource
Today, Hargett Street in downtown Raleigh is known for eclectic stores, local restaurants and hangouts.Many people have no idea this stretch of old buildings was once the segregated business district and cultural hub for the Black community in Raleigh – known as Black Main Street. Murals on Hargett Street tell the history of Black Main…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A new gateway for Black business ownership is going up in Raleigh. City leaders and local investors broke ground Thursday Montague Plaza, an entrepreneurial hub and shopping center in the heart of southeast Raleigh. The plaza aiming to help ensure Raleigh's current growth spurt is an equitable one."Raleigh is growing so…
PEARLAND, Texas — You can support black owned businesses in one spot.BLCK Market at 11200 Broadway Street host dozens of local and international Black brands.What started as a pop-up market, has grown to a brick and mortar location at the Pearland Town Center.The store sells a variety of high-quality items from apparel to home goods,…
Johnny Hackett Jr. appreciates being a part of the entrepreneurship community in Raleigh, North Carolina.In 2019, he started The Black Dollar Corp. to support Black-owned businesses in the state through a retail location and online directory.“We’re trying to give a platform for African American entrepreneurs to be found, to get more exposure, to get more…
Starting your own business can be a risky leap of faith, but the odds of success could improve with a network of support from other like-minded entrepreneurs.About three years ago in Smithfield, Mel Wright opened her own resale clothing store. She waited for the day it might finally turn a profit, but it never did.…
Nationwide — College Dudes Help U Move, Inc., a Charlotte-based Black-owned moving company, has announced that they have opened a new location in Raleigh, North Carolina. Located at 1001 Navaho Drive, Suite 211, Raleigh, NC 27609, the new office is centrally located in uptown Raleigh and allows the company to better serve their customers in…
NORLINA, N.C. (WTVD) — Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard in Warren County, N.C. has only been open a little more than a year and already is making national headlines with visitors traveling from all over the country to visit.The nearly 150-acre farm was purchased by the Williams family in 1987."We purchased it with the plan…
Select PageCredit: Pixabayby Chantal Allam — August 31, 2021 .Editor’s note: As Black Business Month comes to a close, WRAL TechWire takes an in-depth look at the rise of “Black angels” who are looking to close the gap in funding for minority owned businesses. This is the second of three parts. RALEIGH – With less than…
A treasured member of the Triangle food truck scene is getting a brick-and-mortar spot Raleigh News & Observersource