Are you a black-owned business in Brooklyn? Add it to this new map to help people find you

Breukelen Coffee House is just one of the great black-owned businesses in BK you can find ou the map. via IG There’s no scientific study we can cite off-hand to prove it, but we’ll say it anyway: supporting black-owned business in Brooklyn is one of the best ways to slow the effects of gentrification. Black folks make up the bulk of the borough’s veteran residency, and amidst all the “DoBro” developments and papa-riddled coffee shops, segments of the community we fight to retain can be found (and supported). And if you’re a black-owned business in Brooklyn that’s been around for a while, you’ve maybe had at least one developer offer you a sizable sum of money to buy your property. And that may be a tempting way to go. But another thing you could do is add your business to this interactive map called “Backing Black Business.” As reported by Mashable: The eponymous activist organization behind the Black Lives… Read More

Are you a black-owned business in Brooklyn? Add it to this new map to help people find you : Brokelyn