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Popular Black-Owned Harlem Bowling Alley To Close
Another black-owned Harlem business is closing. DNA Info is reporting that popular Harlem bowling alley, Harlem Lanes, will be closing at the end of this week. The news comes a few weeks after Hue-Man...
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Oval Office Interview with President Barack Obama
In three months voters will head to the polls to decide whether to give President Obama a second term. This election will communicate whether the electorate believes his continued occupancy of 1600...
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s 1st Black Business Now In 4th Generation
The first black business in Murfreesboro, Tennessee is now entering its fourth generation, according to DNJ. The Scales and Sons Funeral Home, which was founded in 1916, is one of the most well-known...
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Buffalo Residents Urged To Support Black Businesses
According to the Buffalo News, the local Black Chamber of Commerce is calling on Western New York residents to support black businesses every day during what is currently National Black Business Month....
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Rising Food Prices Affecting Black Business Across The Country
The drought in Midwestern states has affected many black business owners across the country, according to TheGrio. The drought, which has been called the worst in U.S. history has sent corn, soybean...
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Black-Owned Businesses Which Helped Fulton St. Survive, Fall Victim To Revival
From The Brooklyn Ink When Eva Daniels locked up her real estate office for the last time, in January 2009, she was closing the door on more than two decades of business. Daniels was one of the few...
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The Final Days of a Historic Bar LV’s Twelve-22
LV’s Twelve-22 is a neighborhood institution in the Boise-Eliot section of Oregon. Formerly known as The Royal Esquire and before that The Texan, the bar has been a black gathering spot for half a...
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“BUY BLACK” Holiday Shopping Expo Coming to Philly This Weekend
If American blacks harnessed their spending power, they’d have the GDP of the 16th largest country in the world, according to Norm Bond, president of the National Alliance of Marketing Developers. One...
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8 Ways for Obama to Help Minority Businesses Create Jobs
Many Hispanics and other minorities were not satisfied with President Obama’s record during his first term, feeling he did not live up to many of the promises he made when he first became President. “I...
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Luke Laments the Loss of Black Businesses in Miami-Dade County
Luther Campbell is most notably known for his raunchy booty-shaking music and for going to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle for free speech. But he’s also a lifelong Florida resident. Recently, he...
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Citizens Bank President Pushes for Workforce and Industry Diversity at Chamber
Daniel Fitzpatrick, president and CEO of Citizens Bank Pennsylvania, told the audience at the African American Chamber of Commerce July Business Breakfast that the bank is committed to building the...
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Business Owners Disapprove of Obama’s Performance in New Poll
According to a new poll conducted by Gallup, business owners disapprove of President Obama’s job performance in office. Business owners have become one of the occupational groups with negative views...
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Resources For Black-Owned Business Success
TheStreet.com recently published a story where they list various resources they feel are beneficial for black owned businesses to succeed. In the article, writer Laurie Kulikowski states that minority...
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Some Black Business Owners Fear Minimum Wage Hike
In an article for the Baltimore AFRO newspaper, writer Krishana Davis explored how a proposed minimum wage increase could affect African American business owners. The proposed act, titled the America...
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Popular Black-Owned Harlem Bowling Alley To Close
Another black-owned Harlem business is closing. DNA Info is reporting that popular Harlem bowling alley, Harlem Lanes, will be closing at the end of this week. The news comes a few weeks after Hue-Man...
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BE Buy Black Holiday Gift Guide: Part One
Image: Instagram Despite African-Americans’ $1 trillion buying power, which is expected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2017, 25.8% of our population is still living in poverty according to a Census report...
View ArticleGang Members Protected Black Businesses During Baltimore Riots
As Baltimore protests over police conduct turned violent Monday, CVS closed a nearby store that was later looted and set on fire. Flames also engulfed an affordable housing center for seniors, owned by...
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U.S. Black Chambers Adds To President Obama’s New Executive Actions On Gun...
Ron Busby Sr., president, U.S. Black Chambers Inc. Recently, the White House released a fact sheet outlining new executive actions to reduce gun violence. Upon reviewing the fact sheet, Ron Busby Sr.,...
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Best Co-Working Spaces for Entrepreneurs of Color 2016
Studies show that co-working spaces foster creative and productive environments. According to one survey, benefits include improved focus and standard of work, and a better ability to meet deadlines....
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Best Co-Working Spaces in the Southwest and West for Entrepreneurs of Color...
Texas: CoLAB Fort Worth, Texas Pricing: Starts at $20/day; $150/month. Amenities and other info: Wi-Fi, printing/faxing equipment, key card access, mail, networking lounge. Houston Business Lounge...
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