detroit black owned businesses

Detroit teacher Vicki Hooks Green slings coney dogs to save for retirement

Vicki Hooks Green is a passionate Detroit teacher first -- but she started Big Ma's Coney Cart as a summer…

3 years ago

Black spa owner faces parking complaints and perceived prejudice in Hamtramck

Tiara Boyd, owner of Esthi Queen Healing Spa in Hamtramck, believes racial prejudice is at the root of a decision…

3 years ago

On W. McNichols in Detroit, Black women entrepreneurs are holding it down

Their shops and services keep the Grandmont Rosedale community thriving -- and self-sustainable.

3 years ago

At Just A Bit Eclectic, Detroit teens brew tea and dreams

Darlene Alston opened Just A Bit Eclectic, a tea shop, youth program and farm, on Detroit's west side eight years…

4 years ago

How Kwaku Osei-Bonsu is shaking up Detroit’s dining scene, from the outside in

From Detroit Black Restaurant Week to dining domes and a cloud kitchen, Kwaku Osei-Bonsu of East Eats is forging his…

4 years ago

This holiday season, shop for gifts at Detroit’s Black-owned businesses

Black-owned businesses across Detroit are doing everything in their power to keep the doors open safely and welcome customers for…

4 years ago

Skills Ville, Black-owned gymnastics center in Detroit, shuts down for good

Families have been bringing kids to Skills Ville for a quarter century -- but the gym couldn't make it through…

4 years ago