Black-Owned Businesses

After three decades in the financial services industry, Inez Long's work with the Black Business Investment Fund will be recognized with the USF Kente Alumni Award Thursday.

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that Black news consumers think local reporters do a better job of covering Black communities than the national media. Black publishers in South Florida have reasons why.

It's Black Business Month, a time to highlight and empower Black business owners. Two Tampa area entrepreneurs have made it their mission to help minority business owners overcome the barriers they face.

Meet the siblings behind Pasta Packs. They discuss starting a business during the pandemic, tips for making better pasta at home and the reaction they get as Black men cooking Italian food.

It's been two years since businesses had to shut down because of the pandemic, and that hit many black businesses pretty hard. WMFE's Talia Blake spoke with Glen Gilzean, the president and CEO of the Central Florida Urban League, about how black businesses are doing now.

This week on Florida Matters, we hear why Black Americans get arrested at a rate higher than other groups.It's a very complex issue, and there there are…