BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS DOCUSERIES: AMPLIFYING STORIES + INSPIRING COMMUNITIES
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SERIES HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR
20+
Businesses Spotlighted
4
States & Counting
18
Cities in the Expansion
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.