Black-Owned Businesses - Trudean Haye | Your Partner In Planning

Black-Owned Businesses, News

Black-Owned Businesses: A Look Back and a Fresh Start

August 1, 2025 /

Over the past ten years, I’ve had the honor of conducting interviews and writing reviews about Black-owned businesses — sharing stories of creativity, determination, and purpose. When my website was hacked last year, I lost a lot of that work. At…

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Black-Owned Businesses, Local Businesses & Places

Why I Love Vera Doyle

May 10, 2025 /

Update: As of June 2025, Vera Doyle Officially Closed. You can follow Lori and her new venture on social media at https://www.instagram.com/pearldisplayco I met Lori, the owner of Vera Doyle, in the summer of 2023 while getting ready for ITAVFoundation’s…

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"It would have been nice if we could have lived our lives without taking any wrong turns. But such a thing isn't possible. We still stumble...we lose our way, we make mistakes and yet little by little, one step at a time we keep on walking forward. With our own two feet... even if we get beaten and bruised along the way we'll eventually reach something. We'll eventually reach someone. Until then we'll keep wishing. So... let's start walking.” “So walk with me. We’ll find a way to overcome this together. No matter what happens, I’ll be right here by your side.”