Black-owned business

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis will use a $750,000 federal grant to help with renovations to its North St. Louis business plaza. The League plans to use the money to enhance retail and community services.

Recent reports show more people are experiencing loneliness, and it's worse for young adults and women of color. Ronke Faleti created Korédé House — a third place for St. Louis-area women and mothers to work remotely, relax, build businesses and more.

Delmar Main Street is hosting a business expo to encourage St. Louisans to support local, Black-owned businesses.

“There are people that have applications, there are businesses that have been waiting and counting on the opportunity to be able to get this money to build or revitalize their business,” said the bill’s sponsor.

Ohun Ashe describes her video series “28 Days of Black-owned St. Louis” as a love letter to her hometown.

There are few Black-owned dispensaries in the St. Louis area. ViolaSTL is among the latest to open its doors to serve medical marijuana patients.

Entrepreneur Rachel Burns started her ice cream business during the pandemic. Bold Spoon Creamery ice cream is now in local markets such as Schnucks and Straub’s.

The Black Woodstock Festival is this weekend and will feature 54 Black-owned businesses.

Schnucks “Local Grab and Go” program is bringing local products made by Black-owned businesses to supermarket shelves.

August is Black Business Month, and for Delmar Loop-based bakeshop owner Stephanie White, the 31 days of attention to small businesses like hers are particularly welcome this year. White, who opened Sugar Momma’s at 6016 Delmar Blvd. in 2016, hasn’t seen as much foot traffic as she’d hoped for the past few years. And once COVID-19 entered the mix, the challenges escalated. But Sugar Momma's is still hanging on.