One year in business is a big deal especially for a boutique type movie theater that holds 86 guests and one has to compete with the tons of other viewing options available for people such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime,etc., and all of the many streaming services out there. Add to that Next Act Cinema. […]

Just in time for the estate’s 100th anniversary, The New Voices Foundation, which was founded by Richelieu Dennis, has acquired the one-time home of Madam C.J. Walker, known as the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S. The Villa Lewaro estate will be used as a “learning institute, or think tank, […]

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The shoe repair business has been around a long time, although there’s typically an emphasis on dress shoes and the like. But in Birmingham, Alabama, two friends can lay claim to creating the state’s first Black-owned sneaker dry cleaning service which has expanded quickly since its opening. Tavaris Godbolt and Alvin Miller are the founders […]

Screenwriter and salon owner Michael Elliot wants Hammers & Nail to expand across the world.