Black-owned businesses celebrated in the Valley [Video]

The celebration Tuesday night commemorated freedom, equality and opportunity, organizers say.

PHOENIX — Tuesday night was a celebration of Black-owned businesses and their successes in the Valley.

The Arizona Black Chamber invited dozens of entrepreneurs from the community to its Juneteenth Vision Forward celebration.

As much as the event was about honoring Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, the message was also about how these Black-owned businesses can move forward and grow more successful in the future.

The celebration commemorated freedom, equality and opportunity.

“We’re celebrating this momentous occasion,” said Celeste Talley, owner of Simply Celeste’s Catering in Phoenix. “It is something that I’ve always dreamed of.”

Talley got her start in 2016 and worked to establish her business and now even caters to professional sports teams in the Valley.

“Eventually grew into doing private chef events and celebrity chefing for the likes of the Phoenix Suns and some of the Arizona …