‘Blackity Black Holiday Market’ opens for Small Business Saturday [Video]

YOU GOT THAT TURNER HALL BALLROOM TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT MARKETPLACE? I FEEL WONDERFUL. REALLY WONDERFUL. SUPPORTING THESE SMALL BUSINESSES. SHOPPERS LIKE ROCHELLE WILLIAMS BRAVING THE COLD ELEMENTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE. I’VE JUST STARTED LOOKING AROUND, BUT I’M PLEASED. PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLACK BLACK HOLIDAY MARKET. THE EVENT BRINGS OVER 40 PLUS BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES UNDER ONE ROOF, WHERE SHOPPERS CAN GET ITEMS THEY NEED AT ONE LOCATION. THE EVENT ALSO BUILDS CAMARADERIE AMONG BUSINESS OWNERS, BUILDING A COMMUNITY. BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER VENDORS AND JUST LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. I SEE A LOT OF BIG MARKETS IN THE CITY, BUT I’M REALLY SEEING ONE FOCUS ON LIKE BRINGING A LOT MORE OF BLACK BUSINESSES TOGETHER. TARIQ MOODY WITH HYPHEN, A DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT HIGHLIGHTS BLACK CULTURE, STARTED THE EVENT THREE YEARS AGO, AND HE SAYS SINCE THE EVENT HAS GROWN, THEY …