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The BLAC List: Celebrating Detroit’s Black Entrepreneurs
These Detroiters are Black, business savvy and busy.


May 2021 · Detroit
In May, we’re spotlighting Detroit’s Black entrepreneurs who all gave us beautiful insight into what fuels a business owner. This Mother’s Day, while we celebrate the mothers, we also want to acknowledge the millions of women who are struggling with infertility, an issue that affects Black women more often than white women. We check in with Black-owned wine brands and TLC reality stars, plus much more.
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These Detroiters are Black, business savvy and busy.
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This year, while we honor the already mothers, we want to also remember the hopeful mothers-to-be who may be considering assisted reproductive technology, especially in vitro fertilization.
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The printmaker, photographer and illustrator says it’s all about the narrative.
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This former theater kid now helms a youth development organization that preaches the power of creative arts – and of finding your voice.
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Symptoms include sudden weakness, numbness, slurring words, or mental confusion.
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We heard through the grapevine that you should grab a bottle of one or more of these Black-owned wines.
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The family-run Farmington restaurant settles into Farmington.
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Brandy Ali says she caters to a busy and senior clientele.
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Owner Jasmine Jackson’s roasts pay homage to the city she loves and its people.
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Deon and Karen Derrico are parents to 14 biological kids, and Season 2 of their reality show, ‘Doubling Down with the Derricos,’ is returning to TLC in June.