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Popular Black-owned pop-up store to reopen in Charlotte for one weekend in August
QCity Metro August 1, 2024
A unique retail concept is set to reopen this August in celebration of Black Business Month.
The Black-Owned Marketplace, a limited-time retail operation that gives Black entrepreneurs the opportunity to experience their products in-store, will open at Atherton Mills, Aug. 16-18. (Southend)
The concept, a collaboration between QCity Metro and CLT Black Owned, is powered by Wells Fargo, and has garnered more than $40,000 for local entrepreneurs since it was first organized.
Guests can expect a one-stop shop with products from more than 30 local Black-owned businesses. Products range from skincare and beauty products to art, clothing, jewelry, children’s books, puzzles and hobby needs, decor, specialty items and more.
Building on momentum
CLT Black Owned created the concept and hosted the experience for the first time in December 2022 at a location in South End. That weekend, many customers expressed their appreciation for the store and its near-holiday timing for gift shopping, while several entrepreneurs shared their excitement over seeing their items on store shelves for the first time. That year, the three-day market made more than $15,000 in sales.
Ashley Creft, co-founder of CLT Black Owned, said QCity Metro’s support of the marketplace has “opened the door for more entrepreneurs” to participate and has “brought in even more customers” willing to support. She said the support from Wells Fargo “really builds on” the momentum the initial store created.
“When people check out, we like to tell them however many businesses are reflected in what they bought, and customers always love that. We’ll say something like, ‘Your total is $40, and you’re supporting three local entrepreneurs with this order,’ and their face lights up because they bought items they love and they get to support a good cause at the same time,” Craft said.
Visit the store and shop Black at Atherton Mill: 2000 South Blvd, Suite 195
Olympics 10 Second Update
“Part of it is indeed the talent. But part of it is the story,” said Mark Conrad, a Fordham University professor of law and ethics and director of the Sports Business Initiative, Gabelli School of Business.
“She was taken from a foster care situation and adopted by her grandparents, she didn’t come from privilege,” Conrad continued. “I think people really admire her personality, her toughness and ability. And, more than anything, how she came back from what happened in Tokyo was extremely inspirational.”
Melissa Jefferson, Track & Field: Women’s 100M, Hemingway, SC (Population 462, as of 2024)
The First-Time Olympian Who Won Bronze in the 100m
She plays a big mental game.
Jefferson has long taken both a cerebral and spiritual approach to competing—reportedly writing down easy, medium, and hard goals ahead of each season in college and having “a talk with God” ahead of big races to stay focused on the present moment, per The Sun News. Ahead of the 100-meter final at this year’s US Olympic Trials, while reflecting on her current season, she told Flotrack, “The biggest thing for me this year has just been being really focused on being me, controlling what I can control, and not letting the things that are out of my control distract me.”
At the same time, Jefferson clearly believes in a little good luck and timing too, revealing in the same interview that she spotted a ladybug land in her lane and on her shoe just before racing in the semifinals, “and that’s all I needed to know.” (self.com)
Charlotte Native Anna Cockrell Wins Silver in 400-Meter Hurdles at Paris Olympics
The 26-year-old began her track career at Charlotte’s Providence Day School before attending the University of Southern California.