Support Black Owned Brands in This June Online Marketplace
Small businesses were particularly hard hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Cynthia Daniels pandemic. As an event planner in Memphis, Daniels’ job quickly dried up. Then, in May, when she was unable to visit her mother in Atlanta, she decided to ship a package full of food she loved from local black-owned businesses. After that, what started with Daniels making referrals to other black-owned companies on social media turned into an online marketplace organization on June 19 (June 19).
How to visit the online marketplace in June
Using her event planning skills, Daniels created a virtual bazaar where anyone can shop for 100 different small businesses and black-owned brands from 20 different cities across the country. This online event will take place today (June 19) from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm EST. To get a link to the market, please reply here .
So what will be available today? You will find products in categories such as:
- Black art
- Household products
- Guilt
- Teas
- Children’s books
- New items
- Clock
- Hats
- Ties
- Shoes
- Spa products
- beauty
- Health
- Cloth
- Children’s section
- Bakery products
Although 100 companies will be represented, more than 200 have applied to participate in the event. “I knew it was bigger than me and he could have an impact across the country , ” Daniels told the Huffington Post . She is particularly thrilled with the Nurse Nola children’s book , written by New Orleans Nurse Practitioner Charmaine Lawson-Baker , and the handmade jewelry from the Cayged Collection and organic men’s grooming products from Sons of Hollis .
“Black business is really at a disadvantage right now. Many do not have the usual shop windows, so they really depend on those exhibitions and festivals, ”added Daniels. “Juneteen Shop Black is a way to influence your dollars for businesses, many of which may not be surviving the pandemic.”
The Juneteenth Black Store virtual event will take place today, June 19, 2020 from 1pm to 9pm EST. RSVP for the online marketplace .