Black-owned business

Schnucks “Local Grab and Go” program is bringing local products made by Black-owned businesses to supermarket shelves.

August is Black Business Month, and for Delmar Loop-based bakeshop owner Stephanie White, the 31 days of attention to small businesses like hers are particularly welcome this year. White, who opened Sugar Momma’s at 6016 Delmar Blvd. in 2016, hasn’t seen as much foot traffic as she’d hoped for the past few years. And once COVID-19 entered the mix, the challenges escalated. But Sugar Momma's is still hanging on.

A group of Black entrepreneurs has offered the Land Reutilization Authority $150,000 for vacant lots in north St. Louis. Black Wall Street STL aims to create the kind of business district that existed there years ago.

Earlier this month, Yousef Shawish woke up at 4 a.m. to a call from the police. They told him his convenience store, Quick Shop One Market on Natural…

Five years ago, Pamela and Jeffrey Blair embarked on a mission to ensure all children of color would be able to see themselves in the books they read.…

Barbershops, beauty and nail salons are places where people can meet with friends and relax. They’re also a staple in the black community.But the…

Freddie Lee James Jr. has long been a sauce man. His home-whisked Ghetto Sauce made him the king of cookouts. Family and coworkers would clamour for the…

Justine Petersen, a leading microlender in the region, hopes a $200,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase will help minority-owned small businesses north of…

Before the death of Michael Brown Jr., entrepreneur Ohun Ashe said she did not see many black-owned businesses in her community.In 2014, Ashe was in the…

Would people be put off? St. Louis entrepreneur Sarita Moody wondered this when she and co-creator Anni Jones of Mesa Home developed their new idea. Could…