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.”
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