To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Anthony Gee knows Black women are good for business. The CEO and founder of Koncept House, a co-working space in Castleberry Hill, launched his company because he saw an unmet need to serve small businesses in Atlanta. And […]
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Award-Winning Publisher Creates Joyful Stories for Black Children
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Denene Millner knew there was a problem when she saw there were more children’s books about animals than there were stories featuring Black people. And so the six-time New York Times bestselling author, who has penned books for […]
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Atlanta Entrepreneur Reclaims Neighborhood with Faith-Based Food System
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Shawn DeAngelo Walton is a proud resident of Ashview Heights in southwest Atlanta. Growing up, Walton often saw drug dealers posted on each corner of his neighborhood. But they never tried to pull him into that life — […]
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From Café to Campus: This Atlanta Founder Creates Hubs For Black Businesses
Providing services ranging from microloans to tech support, Rollins has helped over 150 Black-owned businesses.
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Atlanta Roadwork Hits Black-Owned Businesses Hard in Southwest Neighborhood
Business hasn’t been the same for MoreLyfe Juice Co. owner Trinket Lewis ever since construction crews began a series of road improvements outside her store in Cascade Heights nearly two years ago. The single mom and entrepreneur estimates her juice bar’s sales have decreased by as much as 72% since the Atlanta Department of Transportation […]
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Tattoo and Art Space in Atlanta to Reopen Following Mayor’s Intervention in Zoning Fight
Miya Bailey was in a celebratory mood Wednesday evening after receiving word from an Atlanta official he declined to name that his beloved tattoo studio and art gallery, City of Ink, is “no longer in violation” of city zoning laws. “I really appreciate everybody who had a hand in helping out in this situation,” Bailey, […]
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As Target Boycott Continues, Local Black Businesses Reap the Benefits
What began in Atlanta as a 40-day “Target fast” in March has evolved into a full-blown economic movement aimed at making corporate America pay for broken promises — and uplifting Black-owned businesses in the process. “It is time for us to stand 10 toes down about something,” said Pamela Booker, a 46-year-old Stone Mountain resident, […]
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What Business Owners Want to See in South Dekalb’s Future
This story was originally published by Canapy Atlanta, a community-powered journalism nonprofit. DeKalb exists as two counties in one. North DeKalb flourishes with the ongoing development of high-end restaurants, shopping centers, coffee shops, and theaters. South DeKalb, on the other hand, has experienced stagnant growth for decades. The area’s majority Black population have few options for necessities, quality […]
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Why These Black Tech Rivals Are Joining Forces
This story comes from our partners at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta-based Greenwood, the digital banking services company founded for Black and Latino individuals, announced Tuesday it has acquired Kinly, a rival fintech firm also aimed at serving Black customers. Both companies’ missions center around closing the racial wealth gap in the U.S. For Donald Hawkins, […]
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TikTok Made ATL a Hub for Black Social Media Influencers. What’s Next if It’s Banned?
In the rink, Atlanta native Beauty “Katera” Couch is known as a pandemic skater — a new class of Gen Zers who took up the hobby for entertainment at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. “My friend kept calling me every day during the pandemic urging me to come to the rink,” Couch said. […]