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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Three brothers, one dream and a brand new distillery.Born and raised in Louisville, the Yarbrough brothers left to work, live and serve in the U.S. Army around the world. But to succeed and make a difference, Victor, Chris and Bryson Yarbrough said they knew they had to come back home.“If we’re going to come back to start a business, we’re coming back to this area,” Bryson Yarbrough said. “We believe we have something of value to add.”In honor of their family name and West Louisville roots, the brothers started Brough Brothers Bourbon in London, England, as…

Kansas City People’s Choice Awards 2022 celebrate Black excellence in Kansas City entertainment, business KSHB 41 Kansas City Source link

In April 2020, during the earliest days of the pandemic lockdown, Kellie Hart found herself itching to get out of the house. A former athlete who played college basketball, she craved activity. A social butterfly, she missed hanging out with friends and meeting people. To alleviate those wants, she started a bike club. More than a year later, the RideWitUs LA Bike Club & Store on Slauson Avenue near La Brea has expanded into a brick-and-mortar store.The success of RideWitUs happened in a complex and frightening climate for Black businesses. The pandemic had a devastating effect on many. But it…

Less than ten miles from Bowdoin as the crow flies, just a short distance from the Phippsburg shore, Malaga Island was once home to a small fishing community established by descendants of a freed slave, all of them forced from their homes by greed and state-sanctioned intolerance. Nature is Malaga’s only resident now, but the presence of those who lived on the island lingers. Against a backdrop where Maine’s beauty meets a startlingly ugly period in our state’s history, Surya Milner ’19 sought to understand her own place, in Maine and beyond. When large gusts sweep in off the Atlantic,…

Deo Mwano leads diversity, equity and inclusion trainings for companies nationwide. He grew up in Manchester after fleeing political unrest 20 years ago in what is now the Democratic of Republic of Congo. Prompted by the death of George Floyd and resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Granite Staters are expressing renewed vigor in addressing diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplace, community and state government advisory groups. “With everything that’s been playing out in our communities, companies and organizations are more receptive to bringing trainings to their organizations virtually,” said Deo Mwano, a business consultant in Manchester hired…

Today in History: May 31, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins The Mercury News Source link

Danielle Rowe’s life has always been a little different. Born to a white mother and a Black father, she was adopted by a white family as an infant, then raised along with another adopted African American sister and four biological children in Utah County.“Other than (my sister), I didn’t know any other Black people. Growing up I was always the only one,” Rowe explained. “I danced in the dance club in Orem and I was the only one who looked like me, which made for its own challenges in that world. But it (happened) everywhere, I was teased, I was…

BEAUMONT, Texas — Coins, stamps, and rocks are all common collections. One Beaumont man decided to collect something unique. They say a collector’s passion borders on the chaos of memories.“Because of my interest in history. I’ve studied and read a lot, and even come into the libraries,” said Donald Bailey.The Army veteran collects artifacts that document Beaumont’s Black history.In his hand, he held a piece of what he has gathered in the last 50 years.“I have a collection that was left to be my mother and my stepfather. And a lot of it is forgotten history,” Bailey said.Born and raised…