‘I felt like there was a need in our community for plus-size clothing that’s more urban, more fashionable.’
Black Business Spotlight
This space is dedicated to offer snapshots of Minnesota’s Black-owned businesses.
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Black Business Spotlight: Sweet Heaven by Nne
‘Even if I never got paid to design cakes, the fact that I’m creating a cake is enough of a reward for me. It brings me joy.’
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Black Business Spotlight: 5enses Design & Home Staging
‘Starting my business was a natural extension of my lifelong passion for architecture.’
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Black Business Spotlight: West Indies Soul Food
‘I’m establishing and creating generational wealth when I teach young people some culinary skills, how to work, and some life skills.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Mind the Crown
The company helps Black and Brown women find their joy by providing radical self-care.
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Black Business Spotlight: Fresh Heir Delivery
‘There’s a sense of pride that comes with being able to successfully run a small business and being able to hire some people and connect with them.’
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Black Business Spotlight: 4RM+ULA
‘We like to get to know not only the client, but also the community stakeholders—the community at-large.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Porte Agency
‘When you go on modeling agency websites, there’s nobody that really looks like us. They just have one Black person or one Asian person. That’s not representation.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Soul Grain
‘Even people who are not granola fans like what we are doing.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Render Free
A new communal wellness space opens for Black and Brown women in Northeast Mpls.
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Black Business Spotlight: Reviving Roots Therapy and Wellness
Reviving Roots offers a ‘Black affirming space’ for individual and professional therapy.
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Black Business Spotlight: Du Nord Social Spirits and Du Nord Foundation
A lot has happened in the last three years for Chris Montana, the owner of Du Nord Social Spirits, the first Black-owned distillery in the nation.
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Black Business Spotlight: Charles Caldwell Fine Arts
‘I am grateful to be able to share something they like and love, and maybe they can use art as a beacon of hope for themselves.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Kobi Co.
Kobi Gregory and Tasha Harris are the mother-daughter team behind the luxury candle and self-care business Kobi Co.
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Black Business Spotlight: Trap House Chicken
‘I’ve been cooking all my life. I liked cooking for my family and seeing the smile on their faces. Cooking is something I love to do.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Krewe Restaurant
‘Introducing Creole Cajun food to a rural West Central Minnesota community, it was a bit of a stretch.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Jersey Jo’s
‘You have to have a vision, and you have to stick by your goals.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Strive Community Publishing
‘We’re looking to be a resource for people who want to know more about Black literature.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Flame Mobile Kitchen
‘We didn’t anticipate the interest that the community would have in what we provide.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Papa J’s Kitchen and Goods & Black Roots Sauce and Seasonings
‘What I love to do is show people how they can eat healthy food and it can taste good at the same time.’