For twenty years, The Shawn Carter Foundation has been committed to bridging the opportunity gap that exists across the education system.
Shirley Mae and Chef Theresa take an enormous amount of pride in the painstaking process of prepping and cooking fresh food every day they open their doors to their eager customers.
Louisville, KY
40203
We work with the best vineyards in California and France to develop our unique blends. Our wines are created with women in mind. Owned and operated by a mother-daughter team, we understand that women face tough daily challenges. And we know we can tackle them together-with a great pair of shoes and a great wine!
Sip & Savor is a cozy coffee shop with multiple locations in the southside of Chicago, including Bronzeville, Hyde Park, and Rosenwald. Easily recognized by their bright pink and green-colored walls, the shop is dedicated to serving delicious certified fair-trade coffee from all around the world.
Atlanta, GA
30310
OUR HISTORY
A Decades-Long Legacy Of D&I AdvocacySMASH was one of the earliest STEM education programs created in the United States as a way to prepare students of color for Computer Science college studies. The very first SMASH site program launched on the University of California, Berkeley campus in 2004, but it follows a decades long legacy of diversity and inclusion advocacy by our founder, Dr. Freada Kapor Klein.
Oakland, CA 94612
94612
Smoki O’s serves St. Louis-style barbeque done right! Be sure to sample Minnie’s Potato Salad, the family special, and the pulled pork sandwich. Smoki O’s goal is to provide a quality service that meets your budgeting needs. So when planning a party, meeting, employee picnic, family reunion, reception, on site barbecue or whatever the occasion may be…choose Smoki O’s family of meat masters.
St. Louis, MO
63102
To Empower the Youth Through the Arts, Education, and Civic Engagement
So Jazzy, So Brooklyn, SOCO... That’s who we are! Over the years, we have developed a reputation for creating the best dining experience in New York and chose Brooklyn for our latest Southern Fusion endeavor.
Brooklyn, NY
11205
Soule Chicago is a premier boutique restaurant that takes pride in exceptional service. While we may be small in size, we believe this allows us to devote more effort into individually ensuring each customer has a pleasant experience.
60622
56301
As the creative mind behind Sublime Brands’ distinctive doughnut and bakeshop concept, Founder & Creative Director Kamal Grant demonstrates a love for baking and bringing smiles to customers’ faces that can only be described as awe-inspiring. “I realized at a very young age that sweets make people happy, and that’s what I wanted to do with my life,” recalls Grant.
Atlanta, GA
30318
Sweet Auburn Seafood is delighted to be part of the historic Sweet Auburn neighborhood, Atlanta’s old Fourth Ward. Auburn Avenue boasts of a proud history of family and business life where it once was the richest avenue of commerce in the entire US for African American entrepreneurs.
Atlanta, GA
For those that are skeptical of what you may find, just imagine a new take on the food your grandmother would server. Beef Tibs, green beans, lentils, cabbage, lamb, chicken, collard greens and potatoes piled high on a plate of injera bread used to scoop the food onto your pallet. We dare you to find an unnatural ingredient displayed before you. And don't worry about the kids, with four of her own Woinee knows how to make any face smile. We also invite you to try thevegetarian lunch buffet served on weekdays from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.We bet you won't miss the meat!
Pflugerville
1100 Grand Ave Pkwy, Pflugerville, TX 78660
78704
As Atlanta’s leading seed-stage venture fund, we are proud to partner with technical founders, engineers, hackers, and builders that see the world differently. TechSquare Labs helps create unique competitive advantages for our portfolio companies to dramatically accelerate their growth. We invest in novel solutions to complex problems that we believe are defensible.
Unit C-1,
Atlanta, GA
30308
Ten To One is a contemporary and elevated spirit, designed to challenge expectations, and reinvigorate the way people taste, experience, and talk about rum.
10003
At Texas Empowerment Academy, our mission is to provide our students with a sound education in a nurturing environment conducive to academic excellence.
Austin, TX
78653
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) actively reviews and spotlights cinema at-large, with a particular emphasis on film and TV highlighting the Black experience, especially that produced, written and/or directed by persons from the African Diaspora. Members are also engaged in AAFCA’s advocacy work, which includes programming for students interested in film criticism and journalism in addition to general community outreach.
The African Artists’ Association (or the 3As as we are lovingly called) was born when a small passionate group of creative individuals came together in 2008 to voice our frustration over the negative portrayal of characters’ African heritage in a number of popular Hollywood films. We understood the urgent need to create an international organization that would not only be a voice for the voiceless; but would also stand up against the negative portrayal of Africans in the film and arts industry.