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February is Black History Month, Let’s be supportive of the Black owned restaurant that are participating in this years Chicago Black Restaurant Week.

Chicago Black Restaurant Week Starts Sunday Chicago Black Restaurant Week began Sunday with more than one hundred participating restaurants. Chicago Black Restaurant Week was designed to celebrate food and beverage businesses owned by Black people in the Chicago area and surrounding suburbs. 2021 marks its sixth year and the annual event is t...

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Accepting applications until August 31. The grants program is part of Facebook’s overall commitment to invest $100 million this year in the Black community.

TODAY, support the Blackout Coalition's economic protest by not spending any money. If you must spend money, find a black owned establishment to patronize. We stand in solidarity of the movement!

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The Sara Blakely Foundation has created The Red Backpack Fund which is focused on providing financial gift to women owned business following COVID. Each month (July AND August) they will vet applications and select 200 Red Backpack Fund awardees. The application is now open.

Link: https://www.globalgiving.org/redbackpackfund/

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Now that Chicago is entering Phase 4, we are shifting the focus to local Chicago nightlife. Today's we want to showcase M Lounge . Conveniently located in the South Loop, M Lounge is a martini lounge serving up amazing cocktails in a refreshing atmosphere. Ready to get off the couch and go out, make your reservation now because due to social distancing space is limited.

Address: 1520 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL, 60605
Website: https://www.mloungechicago.com/

Time for some self care. Head over to A Polished Work Inc. for a manicure, pedicure, or to touch up your lashes. Located at 1000 E. 76th Street, the amazing staff is sure to amaze you!

Link: https://www.apolishedwork.com/
Phone: 312-715-8870

Catch up on some of your paperback favorites with a new addition to your library from Semicolon Bookstore. Committed to making a positive impact in the community, Semicolon wants to nurture the connection between literature, art, and the pursuit of knowledge. Check them out today!

Address: 515 NORTH HALSTED STREET
Website: https://www.semicolonchi.com/

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The Mansa Fund is looking to provide you with the capital you need to make your business flourish! Founder, Lee Moulton, started The Mansa Fund to help bridge the funding gaps that are putting promising Black and LatinX businesses at a disadvantage. Time to bring your dreams to life - Apply Today!

Link: https://www.themansafund.com

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Did you celebrate Juneteenth this year? If so, we'd love to hear how. Tag a local business or vendor that you supported!

It's Friday, so it's time to pamper yourself! Time to check out the Glitz Fix Waxing Studio. Offering full body waxing services, owner Ashley H and her WAXperts wax everything from hairlines to toes in their South Holland location. Check them out today!

Link: https://www.glitzfixwaxingstudio.com/
Phone: 708-566-1811

From whiskey to vegan nutritional shakes, this list has got a bunch of must try Black made food products that you can scout out at your next trip to the supermarket. Let us know, has anyone tried any of these?

Cred: Delish for cultivating this list

16 Black-Owned Food And Kitchen Businesses You Can Support Right Now—And Always Put your money where your mouth is.

In search of some legal aid? Check out Buckley Law Group P.C. Established with the consumer in mind, they pride themselves on offering DUIs, traffic tickets, expungement, license reinstatement, orders of protection, and more quality legal services at competitive pricing. Give them a call today!

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-927-1621

Glossier is trying to change how the world sees beauty! They have pledged $500K in donations to organizations fighting racial injustice, and another $500K in the form of grants to Black-owned beauty businesses. Starting today, the application process for those grants is open.

Black beauty entrepreneurs based in the U.S. can apply for grants of $10K, $30K and $50K, depending on the stage of their business. Even businesses that are still getting off the ground are eligible.

Link: https://www.glossier.com/blog/grants

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS - APPLY NOW

Business for All has joined the Movement to Lift up Thousands of Small Business Owners. Apply for grants up to $50,000 to support business growth, including $10,000 emergency COVID-19 Business for All Grants to help small businesses in crisis. Apply today, the deadline is July 16th. Don't count yourself out! What do you have to lose (and imagine all that you have to gain)?

Website: https://businessforall.helloalice.com/

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Cleo's Southern Cuisine is today's featured black owned business. Chef/Owner Kristen Ashley Harper is dishing up fresh dishes on a menu that rotates daily! Located on 42nd and Cottage it's the perfect spot to check-out this weekend. Make sure you check out their IG and call ahead to place your order!

Website: http://www.cleossoutherncuisine.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/cleosoncottage/

Today's we shift our focus to your mental health. Dionne Catledge at Catledge Concepts is providing therapy services to Adolescents, Adults, Individual & Group and has experience with early childhood mental health, trauma, family work, domestic violence, addictions, eating disorders, and a multitude of complex mental health concerns from her Oak Park office. No one is more important than YOU so take care of your mental health!

Website: https://www.catledgeconcepts.com/
Phone: (708) 369-0653
Email: [email protected]

After the last few weeks, it's time to kick back and relax. What's better than a soothing candle to uplift your spirit. Check out these BLACK owned candle shops and you might even find more than you've bargained for.

Well Ahead Chicago is today's featured BLACK business. As a Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Shayna Peter is focused on helping people with complex skin conditions and autoimmune disorders. Now's the perfect time to start getting your health in check.

Website: https://www.wellaheadchicago.com/
IG: http://instagram.com/wellaheadchicago

A lot of folks have been asking where seniors can pick-up their medication since many of the neighborhood pharmacies were damaged. Here is a great opportunity to support a black business! Let us know if you go.

Our mission is to provide you with the most complete list of Black Owned Chicagoland businesses anywhere! Whether it's dry cleaners or pest control, Bring BLACK Chicago wants to showcase them all. We'd like to hear from you, what type of business are you looking for?

The next time you're in the grocery store looking for things to stuff your pantry with, consider supporting some of these Black Owned brands! You never know, you might just find your new fave snack!

Shoutout to Eat This, Not That! for the cool article

15 Black-Owned Food Brands to Support | Eat This Not That It's always a great time to support small businesses, now more than ever. Here are 15 black-owned food brands you can support.

Looking for opportunities to support local Black Owned businesses, here are a couple of great resources curated by Time Out Chicago.

These local resources connect Chicagoans to black-owned businesses If you're searching for ways to support and uplift black-owned businesses in Chicago right now, you don't have to look far. Organizations like Chicago Black Res

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