Downtown Little Rock Partnership promoting Black-owned businesses
Due to the impacts of the pandemic, the organization is promoting a list of local Black-owned businesses in central Arkansas for Black History Month. Author: Stephanie Esquivel Updated: 5:02 PM CST February 5, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark The Downtown Little Rock Partnership is making a big push for people to visit and support locally-owned Black businesses. It’s in honor of Black History Month, but the timing couldn’t be better because many of those businesses are struggling because of the pandemic.
Lassis Inn Restaurant is just one of the many businesses on that list.
“I’ll be looking forward to people to come in and visit my establishment,” said the owner, Elihue Washington Jr. He has been a business owner in Little Rock for decades.