With all this talk from Kamala Harris about an opportunity agenda and her claims that Black entrepreneurs need a certain amount of startup capital that only the government can provide, this week’s Feel-Good Friday is about a Black entrepreneur who bootstrapped his own vision and invited the community to join him in that vision. The result: A successful grocery store in what is considered a food desert, that is also a community investment.
34-year-old Raphael Wright, the founder and CEO of Neighborhood Grocery, a Black-owned grocery store in Detroit, Michigan. Raphael has invested six years of hard work to bring this vision to life offering a fresh focus on health and community. pic.twitter.com/uuPWOQmUbP
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Last year grocer, gardener, and entrepreneur Raphael Wright opened Neighborhood Grocery, a small-scale market with a…
