One consequence is slower economic growth overall.

With flavors like barbecue, cornbread and banana pudding, Phillip Ashley Rix found an unfilled niche in the luxury chocolate world.

Smaller operations report barriers to entering the educational procurement market, a study shows, despite commitments to diversity.

However, it’s still better than it was before the protests.

There’s still a lot of recovery to go, and financial ground to make up – for small businesses, especially, according to new analysis.

For some, the surges in business helped weather challenges during the pandemic. But there are many Black-owned businesses that could close because of COVID-19.

Many of the agencies survived the Great Depression but later died out. Their loss meant less money invested into Black communities.

Nikoa Evans-Hendricks is a restaurateur and executive director of an entrepreneurs’ coalition in Harlem. She talks about the role of Black-owned businesses.