BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS DOCUSERIES: AMPLIFYING STORIES + INSPIRING COMMUNITIES

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Mudluk Pottery

Minnesota artist and community-builder Sayge Carroll has been shaping the foundation of their dream business for more than 30 years. Today, that dream has come to life as Mudluk Pottery—a Black, queer, woman-owned ceramics sanctuary and welcoming space just south of downtown Minneapolis, made possible by the strong network they’ve cultivated in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community.

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Malik Books

Malik Muhammad is the co-owner of Malik Books. Muhammad says that he using his Los Angeles-Based business to improve his community and raise enthusiasm around books.

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Ride on!

The Los Angeles neighborhood of Leimert Park had not seen a bike shop in the area for more than three decades. Adé Neff, an avid biker, sought to fill that vacancy with his bike shop and co-op Ride On Bike Shop Co-Op.

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Eb & Flow Yoga Studio

The concept of Eb & Flow began with a journal entry. Two years later, Eb & Flow Yoga Studio opened in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.

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The Compton Art & History Museum

You can go anywhere in the world, and someone will know where Compton is. In collaboration with non-profit Color Compton, the Compton Art and History Museum was developed to preserve the history and culture of the city.

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STC Dive Center

Steve Kitchen is a Black scuba diver and owner of STC Dive Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Kitchen said he didn’t receive much help when he opened the dive center a decade ago. He did receive a loan from his mother, and he paid that loan back within the first year. Kitchen's business continues to grow with the help of Des Moines Area Community College and the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families.