Black Businesses

Dr. Patricia Pulliam and the late Cedric Ward were honored with the first Legacy Awards

Producing Artistic Director Darius Colquitt talks with us.

The $15 million project will include 11,000 square feet of commercial space and 34 apartment units.

The third-annual Black-Owned Business Showcase will run from 10am - 7pm on August 13 at the Woodland Mall in Grand Rapids.

The multi-use building on 1956 Eastern is part of a greater, eight-district development plan for Black business growth on Grand Rapids’ southeast side

The event featured a presentation about Black Wallstreet Grand Rapids' plans to elevate Black business on the city’s southeast side, which include a $100M capital campaign and reconstruction of eight business districts. The afternoon also highlighted Black-owned vendors like Miss Johnnie's BBQ and Catering and 24K Gold Coffee.

Lesleigh Irish-Underwood has been named one of Network Journal's 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business. She joins host Shelley Irwin on this episode of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

Black Wallstreet Grand Rapids has chosen to partner with the Aqume Foundation, a nonprofit focused on financial planning and investing in communities of color. The decision comes on the 101-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

The pitch competition for existing Black-owned businesses in Muskegon is offering more than $26,000 in prize packages.

Grand Rapids neighborhoods will soon be featured on the big screen. Branch Out Productions, an African American, women-led company, tells WGVU about its latest film, Block Party, centered in the Martin Luther King Park area.