- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – (06/18/2021) – Flint’s three-day Juneteenth celebrations are kicking off with Black Wall Street, featuring some of the community’s up-and-coming Black-owned businesses.
Flint’s Black Wall Street is giving small Black-owned vendors the opportunity to showcase their products for the community like scented candles from The Flintstone Candle Company.
“Like many people, I was at home, found myself at home kind of in a somber mood, and so I started lighting candles, and it brightened my mood, and so I wanted to bring that to the community as well,” owner Talia Dunn said.
Dunn was among other entrepreneurs looking to expand since many created their business while stuck at home during the pandemic.
Then, there’s Stephanye’s Flair: a business that had been around for sixteen years until COVID-19 came around.
“The pandemic hit. Then after that, my husband died, and so it’s like me and him always worked together, and so now what…
