Jacksonville black business marketplace returns for 6th year

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The Melanin Market event ends at 9 p.m. There were about 250 vendors covering five blocks of A Phillip Randolph. The event included food trucks, clothes, arts and crafts, and plenty of entertainment for everyone.

Event organizers made sure to keep attendees cool by partnering with JTA to provide three cooling buses.There were about 250 vendors covering five blocks of A Phillip Randolph. Previous vendors returned to support the market because of how well it helped grow their businesses.Angie Nixon, organizer of the Melanin Market, said the Melanin Market should serve as a reminder of what African- Americans bring to this city and this country.

“We just want to amplify and uplift black excellence and let everyone know that Black people are resilient people. We helped found and build this country, and we have a lot to offer,” Nixon said.

 

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you tweeted this at 6pm saying it 'ends' at 9pm but the rest of the tweet was past tense, so what happened in the three hours after the 250 vendors left and the included clothes and other stuff were gone?

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