Black-Owned Businesses in Chicago: City Launches Online Guide to More than 500 Businesses

The City of Chicago has launched a new website to promote Black-owned businesses this holiday season.

The newly-launched BlackShopFriday.com provides a guide to more than 500 local Black-owned businesses that can be searched by category and/or neighborhood.

In 2019, the Chicago Urban League (Chicago, IL) highlighted U.S. Census data that showed Black-owned businesses in Illinois have smaller sales receipts and fewer employees than other businesses -- contributing to a racial wealth gap that impacts Chicago communities.

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