Justina Perry, founder of the online site Buy Black NB, is continuing her work to promote Black and minority-owned businesses on the SouthCoast.
Her latest effort will take place on June 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Rotch-Jones-Duff House on County Street in New Bedford.
The Juneteenth celebration will include an outdoor vendors market to allow Black business owners a chance to meet the public and promote their products.
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Justina Perry spoke this week with
Townsquare Sunday about the pop-up vendors market, the involvement of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House, and some future projects she s working on. Perry s interview can be heard here:
Shop Black-Owned Businesses at New Bedford Pop-Up Outdoor Market
Celebrate Juneteenth this year by supporting and buying Black at a pop-up outdoor market in New Bedford.
BuyBlackNB, an online platform that highlights Black-owned businesses across the SouthCoast, is hosting the outdoor market, Black in Business, on June 19, providing a safe space for business owners to get their products in front of customers and featuring everything from art and food to clothing and more.
“We’re hosting a space that welcomes and celebrates local, talented creatives,” BuyBlackNB founder Justina Perry said in a press release. “Part of the mission is to circulate money in the community. We do this by advocating for Black businesses to be supported and sustained so they can thrive.”
Black in Business Forums on Zoom [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY]
Once again, Zoom will be the platform for a series of programs about folks who are Black in Business.
The forums are sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society and Buy Black NB as part of the Black History Month celebration. The Zoom meetings will start on February 25 with a discussion about black women in business.
Business people from our area will be telling their stories about the difficulties they faced in starting a business, and how they overcame those hurdles.
The Historical Society s Rayana Grace and Justina Perry, founder of the website Buy Black NB, spoke with