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Shop Black-owned businesses and help create change for good. Supporting Black-owned businesses helps close the racial wealth gap, create jobs, amplify Black voices, and strengthen communities.

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Boxville

The Boxville effort began in 2014 with a single shipping container — the Bronzeville Bike Box. The Bike Box offers neighbors and commuters with bike sales and repair services, meeting their needs for transportation and community. Boxville was born in 2017 out of the overwhelming support of the Bike Box concept with the addition of 4 shipping containers and the recruitment of 15 local businesses. It quickly became a thriving weekly market, doubling its footprint again in 2018 with the addition of Neighborhood Square, which provides space for the community to gather as well as a venue for cultural celebrations and programming. Since then, the development has continued to grow. Today Boxville is a year-round operation with 17 shipping containers and the capacity to host up to 20 enterprises on site.

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Black Chicago Eats

Greetings! Bean Soup Times, INC has launched a BlackChicagoEats.com. We invite you to be part of it. This new digital platform will focus on great Black-owned places to eat in Chicago. We want to make sure you are listed in our free directory and we'd love to do a feature on you. We want to help tell your story.

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Black Owned Chicago

Discover & connect with great local businesses in your local neighborhood like dentists, hair stylists and more.

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The Black Mall

Making Black brands household names. Buy Black, it's a lifestyle. We pride ourselves on connecting the black community with black owned businesses and products throughout the nation. Through our collective efforts we will contribute to the uplift and unity of the black community.

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