black-owned businesses

The gallerist and curator has kept busy during the pandemic, and has big plans for the rest of 2023 — she wants to finish two books and has her sights set on building a women-focused recording studio.

Beginning as a popup, District Biskuits opened its own brick-and-mortar location in December 2022. Beyond serving up chicken biscuit sandwiches, chef and owner Guroux Khalifa says he's passionate about using his restaurant to uplift other Black-owned businesses around Kansas City.

Spread across two coffee shops and a bookstore, the “Black/Queer Kansas City” exhibit will showcase forgotten figures of local LGBTQ history — and hopefully encourage more Kansas Citians to share their own stories.

Kansas City G.I.F.T provides grants to Black-owned businesses in the community. Last year, they presented $460,000 to 21 different Black-owned businesses, including Blueprint KC, The Next Paige Talent Management and Production, and Equal Minded Café.

Tre Gasper's family lemonade is headed from a commercial kitchen in Manhattan, Kansas, to grocery stores in Kansas City after a partnership with Hy-Vee.

The food at Love is Key comes from family recipes handed down three generations, but Tameisha Martin hopes her business can have a deeper impact.

There's nothing like lighting a fresh candle on a crisp day. Luckily, these Kansas City candlemakers have plenty of options to appeal to your senses.

Frustrated by a gap in Kansas City’s retail space, Brian Roberts started curating a mobile pop-up shop of Black-owned and -made goods. After partnering with Made in KC to open a shared storefront in Midtown, The Black Pantry is now expanding nationally with an online store.

Although the Overland Park Farmers Market — which runs Saturdays from mid-April to December — has been established for the past 40 years, this is its first year competing in the annual contest, which drew more than 7,000 competitors.

After being based in Dallas for the last decade — and making tattoo trips across the region — Kinesha Glover opened Keno G Ink in the lower level of the 2000 Vine redevelopment project.

Former Kansas City Chiefs Coach Dick Vermeil will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, 17 years after leaving the city. Plus, a Kansas City comic company is making space for Black and brown characters in manga.

While the U.S. homeownership rate saw its biggest annual increase on record during the pandemic, the disparity between Black and white homeowners also grew. Some organizations in Kansas City are trying to change that.