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Owners Mike and Tyra Harris stand by their business, PJ’s Coffee, located in Fairwood. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

PJ’s Coffee Brings New Orleans Brew, Right In Your Backyard

by Richard D. Elliott August 31, 2022September 22, 2022

Located in Bowie, PJ’s Coffee is a Black-owned, New Orleans-themed coffee shop for those who love coffee, not just a caffeine buzz.

Madam C. J. Walker Barbie Doll Now Available

by Brenda C. Siler August 27, 2022August 30, 2022

NNPA President Benjamin F. Chavis and Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes join Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and others at a news conference in 2016 regarding federal advertising spending with minority-owned media companies. (Freddie Allen/NNPA)

Black Experience

GAO Set to Issue Advertising Spending Report

by WI Guest Author April 30, 2018October 31, 2020

Tavere Johnson Jr.

Black Experience, Business

Black Millennial Finds Success in Call Center Industry

by WI Guest Author February 2, 2018October 31, 2020

Richelieu Dennis Purchases Essence Communications

by WI Guest Author January 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Financial Literacy

Support Minority and Women-Owned Banks

by WI Webstaff October 7, 2016October 30, 2020

William Reed

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Make Black Businesses Matter

by William Reed September 14, 2016October 30, 2020

A popular eatery in D.C.'s Shaw community is seen here. (Courtesy of HU News Service)

Black Businesses Adjust to Gentrification in Shaw

by WI Guest Author September 14, 2016October 30, 2020

The problem — inadequate capital access for minority-owned businesses — is depriving minority communities of their own source of wealth and jobs. /photo: NewsOne

Black Experience

Barriers To Financing Undermines Black Entrepreneurship

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

A. Shuanise Washington

Black Experience

Why Access to Capital Still Matters

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2016October 30, 2020