BUY BLACK 419 2024

Business Jennifer Ellison

Toledo and the surrounding areas are home to vibrant businesses owned by Black entrepreneurs. Whether focused on beauty and health or the pursuit of the truth, this sampling of Black-owned businesses have adapted with the times to survive, thrive and demonstrate the love their determined proprietors’ have for northwest Ohio. Buy Black for Black History Month with these businesses.

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Toledo Sacred Steel and History Museum to Celebrate Grand Opening

Leslie Anne Shore

Toledo School for the Arts Hosting Black History Month Art Exhibit

Leslie Anne Shore

February is Black History Month, a month to celebrate and honor the rich history and achievements of African Americans. Join Toledo School for the...

Sonia Flunder-McNair, nonprofit director, stands in front of a future greenhouse

Honey, produce, farming skills on offer at Tatum Park

Drew Saunders

Don’t try calling Tatum Park a community garden, because it’s much more than that according to founder Sonia Flunder-McNair of Urban Wholistics. Her operation...

Barbershop, with a Capital B

Curtis Deeter

Learning from the community For millions of American men, the barber shop is more than a fresh haircut and beard trim. It’s a refuge. It’s...

Multicultural Twilight Market Highlights 60+ Small Businesses

Grace Zurawski

On August 6, a fresh revamp will be brought to your usual farmers’ market. The Multicultural Twilight Market will be hosted from 6-10 pm...

Celebrating Black History Month – impactful Locals look back at influential Toledoans

Athena Cocoves

We celebrate Toledo’s Black history by taking a look back at some of the many influencial Toledoans who fought for civil rights through the eyes of contemporary influencers.