A new communal wellness space opens for Black and Brown women in Northeast Mpls.
Black Business Spotlight
This space is dedicated to offer snapshots of Minnesota’s Black-owned businesses.
Black Business Spotlight: Reviving Roots Therapy and Wellness
Reviving Roots offers a ‘Black affirming space’ for individual and professional therapy.
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.
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.’
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.
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.’
Black Business Spotlight: Krewe Restaurant
‘Introducing Creole Cajun food to a rural West Central Minnesota community, it was a bit of a stretch.’
Black Business Spotlight: Jersey Jo’s
‘You have to have a vision, and you have to stick by your goals.’
Black Business Spotlight: Strive Community Publishing
‘We’re looking to be a resource for people who want to know more about Black literature.’
Black Business Spotlight: Flame Mobile Kitchen
‘We didn’t anticipate the interest that the community would have in what we provide.’
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.’
Black Business Spotlight: The Legacy Building
Known musically as iLLism, the duo recently expanded their horizons by launching a creative space for the community. It opens June 17.
Black Business Spotlight: Ross Martial Arts Academy
‘I just have a deep connection with the neighborhood.’
Black Business Spotlight: Boss Lady Shoetique
‘Always know that every day is a process, every day is a struggle, and never give up.’
Black Business Spotlight: Chelle’s Kitchen and Healthy Roots Institute
‘Ambition and entrepreneurship are in my family fabric, generations on both sides.’
Black Business Spotlight: Blasted Ink
Local entrepreneur Matt Lara owns Blasted Ink, a tattoo shop located on University Ave. in St. Paul that will soon open a second location at the Mall of America.
Black Business Spotlight: Pet-Taxicab LLC
‘I know this will be a great service for people,’ said Latanya Pendleton, owner of Pet-Taxicab LLC.
Black Business Spotlight: Vanlice Lemonade
Local entrepreneur, Vee Washington launched Vanlice Lemonade on behalf of his 5-year-old daughter Hayzel Woo Washington.
Black Business Spotlight: InfusedLife
‘I have the ability and the skillsets to create delicious food that happens to be good for you.’
Black Business Spotlight: TurnSignl
‘If the awareness is there and there’s not a solution yet, who’s going to build it? So, we took it upon ourselves to do that.’
