Here are 9 Black-owned businesses to shop during Black Business Month

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From a plant shop and community space in Norwood to a bookstore focused on promoting literacy in Roxbury, here is a selection of businesses to check out in August.

August marks Black Business Month, a time to celebrate the amazing Black-owned businesses in Greater Boston. Black Business Month was founded in 2004 by engineering entrepreneur Frederick E. Jordan and John William Templeton, president and executive director of eAccess Corp. — a scholarly publishing company.

If you’re an avid reader who appreciates local bookstores, check out Frugal Bookstore in Roxbury – the first Black-owned bookstore in the city. Leonard and Clarrissa Egerton own the shop, which began as a corner in Frugal Furniture in Roxbury. Leonardthat owner Bob Romanow hired him to assist with the small section of books by majority Black authors. That corner became Multicultural Book World, a business aimed at selling books by diverse authors to nearby schools.

Carlene O’Garro started Delectable Desires as a cake business out of her home. It has since expanded into a wholesale business, stocking cafes around Boston and 40 Whole Foods locations throughout New England. She started baking at 4 years old with her mother on Sundays and fell in love with it. O’Garro was accepted to Suffolk University Law School in 2005 but altered her plans and attended Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in 2006. Delectable Desires was born the following year.

Grace by Nia’s tagline is “where soul meets the Seaport.” Roxbury native Nia Grace started the supper club with an upscale, modern twist in May 2023 and owns two other establishments, Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen and The Underground Cafe. The menu boasts delectable spins on classic Southern cuisine like bourbon peach spare ribs, carrot cake chicken and waffles and cajun jambalaya.

 

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