rebound The Day There Were No Children: Youth Tennis Center Fights Through Boston's Bus Crisis After positive coronavirus tests shut down Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center the last week of summer, staff were thrilled to reopen for the first week of school. But when Boston school buses sat empty due to a driver shortage, it wasn’t just public schools that felt the hit— centers like Sportsmen’s, and the families who rely on them, were left...
rebound Making Space for Color in a Changing Neighborhood As gentrification threatens to whitewash her neighborhood, owner of health food eatery Recipe Oak Cliff Tisha Crear is finding ways to revitalize parts of historically Black Dallas by cultivating health and community.
racial equity Black Girl Ventures Has Helped Businesses Stay Afloat in the Pandemic Black Girl Ventures has helped over 130 Black and brown women-owned businesses to date, keeping several afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder and CEO Shelly Bell explains it’s like “Shark Tank meets Kickstarter,” where business owners make a pitch and then the community invests.
black businesses A D.C. Bookstore That Counts Former President Obama as a Fan Is Building Community Around Black Books Ramunda and Derrick Young first created Mahogany Books with the goal of making books by Black authors available online to everyone — no matter where you live. Now they have a brick and mortar store in Washington, D.C. — as well as a fan in former President Barack Obama. The Youngs joined LX News to talk about the importance of...
black businesses Follow Your Heart: Meet the 16-Year-Old Beauty Shop Owner Breaking Barriers in the Haircare Industry Paris McKenzie is the youngest owner of a Black beauty supply store in the country and the Brooklyn teen already has fans like Janet Jackson and Bella Hadid
black businesses Meet the 16-Year-Old Who Opened a Beauty Supply Store Catering to Black Women in Brooklyn Brooklyn teen Paris McKenzie grew tired of going into beauty supply stores and either being treated like she wasn’t welcome or greeted by workers who had no knowledge of Black hair care. So, she opened up her own inclusive beauty supply store at the age of just 16 years old, drawing praise from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet...
