ATL Community Rallies Together to Save Small Black Woman-Owned Business
They showed up for one of their own! Aisha Taylor Issah is the Founder & CEO of The Sistah Shop ATL, a retail and e-commerce store she originally opened with the goal of providing a platform for Black women-owned businesses. Initially launched in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 2021, Issah eventually expanded to Atlanta, Georgia, the […]
Former Public School Teacher Resigns to Launch Her Own Micro-School for Elementary Students
Each one, teach one! Briana Ambre Houston is an educator and former public school teacher with nine years of experience in education and social work. Holding a bachelor’s degree in family and child advocacy and a master’s in education, Houston formerly worked as a public school teacher before deciding some students needed more. The parent […]
Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind First Black Woman-Owned Culinary Academy in Atlanta
This is a game-changer! Simone Byron is a chef and the owner of Navigate Foundation, a nonprofit she founded in 2017 to help underserved youth who aspire to begin careers in the hospitality sector. Since its inception, the organization has graduated 200 students and helped cultivate the next generation of chefs. Now, Byron has teamed […]
Meet Dr. Joanne Patterson, Nurse Behind First Mobile Psychiatric Clinic in the State of Georgia
This is so needed! Dr. Joanne Patterson is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and the owner of Dr. Joanne Psychiatry, a therapeutic services company that seeks to improve the community’s access to “culturally appropriate integrative psychiatric treatment.” Patterson got her start as an OB nurse, coming to grips with the harsh effect of postpartum on women’s […]
Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s Mother, Opens New BBQ Restaurant in Georgia
She’s ushering in a new era of entrepreneurship! Jonnetta Patton is the original “MOMager,” managing her son Usher Raymond’s career as an R&B superstar for 17 years, AfroTech reports. While Usher was in the forefront, Patton was in the background, making sure his business affairs were taken care of, his brand was intact, and his […]
Pinky Cole Gifts Longtime Slutty Vegan Employees With Their Own Restaurant
Let us know if you’re hiring Pinky! Entrepreneur Pinky Cole, owner of the uber-popular vegan food chain Slutty Vegan, is paying it forward. Cole launched the eatery in 2018, her second crack at becoming a restaurateur. Now, the plant-based burger business is thriving, valued at more than $100 million. Originally launching out of a shared […]
Georgia Middle School Teacher and Her Family Gifted a Furnished Home in Atlanta
Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, another family has a home! Methany Thornton, a Marietta Middle School teacher, and her family were recently surprised with a fully furnished home. The iTHINK Community Foundation of iTHINK Financial surprised the new homeowner and her family with a decorated house. After the surprise, Thornton, her husband, Kelcey, and their […]