Black Owned Businesses

No one knows better than Brandon Byrd that running a business can be precarious: In his journey toward opening a storefront for Goodies, a frozen custard truck in the D.C. area, he’s rebounded from several setbacks. One of them being a worldwide pandemic that hit when he was preparing to remodel an old ice house for his storefront in Old...

Vicktor Stevenson founded Gourmonade in 2018. Now, as he finds new ways to sell his gourmet lemonade, we look to the future and meet the customers who’ve kept his business afloat through the pandemic, in the final installment of our 4-part series.

We’re kicking off Black History Month with a powerful woman who’s breaking barriers with a bold new fashion statement. Growing up as a queer Black tomgirl, Stoney Michelli Love struggled to find clothes in the women’s and men’s departments that fit her the way she wanted. Now, she’s channeling these personal experiences into her gender-free Stuzo Clothing Line to give...

There are only a few Black midwives in San Diego County and Nikki Helms, along with her business partner Darynee Blount are hoping to make their services more available to minority communities