Supporting Black-owned businesses during Black History Month

Supporting Black-owned businesses during Black History Month


Body and Soul is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Author: Kandace Redd
Updated: 9:07 AM EST February 10, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Black-owned businesses hard. According to data from the "Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor,” there were just over one million Black-owned businesses at the start of 2020.
By mid-April, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 forced 41-pecent of Black businesses to shut down. That totals about 440,000 enterprises. Statistics also show women-owned businesses dropped by 25 percent.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, "Body and Soul" is still standing strong. It's a small Black-owned business on Trade Street in the heart of the Arts District in downtown Winston-Salem. Dana and Michael Suggs, wife and husband, founded "Body and Soul" in 2003. The cultural shop is four stores in one, including a book room, skincare and aromatherapy, art gallery, and boutique area.

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