black businesses

NBC Universal’s parent company Comcast has launched Comcast RISE to help small businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest, with 100 $10,000 grants to be given out in the Chicago area. Comcast’s Vice President of Digital and Customer Experience Teresa Ward-Maupin explains.

Applications are now open for $10,000 Comcast RISE grants for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses in Chicago and Cook County.

Ramunda and Derrick Young first created Mahogany Books with the goal of making books by Black authors available online to everyone — no matter where you live. Now they have a brick and mortar store in Washington, D.C. — as well as a fan in former President Barack Obama. The Youngs joined LX News to talk about the importance of...

At sixteen years old, the Brooklyn teenager became the youngest owner of a Black beauty supply store in the country, and her initial tweet about her store, Paris Beauty Supplyz, has gained nearly 140 thousand likes – and co-signs from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet Jackson.

Brooklyn teen Paris McKenzie grew tired of going into beauty supply stores and either being treated like she wasn’t welcome or greeted by workers who had no knowledge of Black hair care. So, she opened up her own inclusive beauty supply store at the age of just 16 years old, drawing praise from big celebrities like Bella Hadid and Janet...