August 2023

Getty Images for H&M Black Business Month officially starts Tuesday. Founded in 2004 by historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick E. Jordan Sr., the month is held to commemorate Black-owned businesses, Black entrepreneurs and the push for overall economic growth. To start out the celebration, singer Normani visited the Buy From a Black Woman Encourage tour with H&M, appearing on the organization’s pop-up store in Los Angeles on July 22. “Black women have been leading the numbers in terms of starting a business,” Normani told WWD. “Annual sales for Black women business owners are five times smaller than all women-owned businesses on account of lack of support and awareness,” she continued, sharing her support for BFABW. “This organization empowers, educates, and inspires...