Juneteenth Extravaganza highlights Black-owned businesses [Video]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One group of local business owners couldn’t wait until Juneteenth to celebrate the history of Black-owned businesses in Columbia.

Dozens of local entrepreneurs gathered together Tuesday at 1208 Washington, the historic venue in downtown Columbia, for Juneteenth Extravaganza, a two-day summit where those in attendance were hoping to learn more about how to promote and supercharge their businesses.

The event was also a tie-in to Wednesday’s premiere of a new documentary on what’s known as “Columbia’s Black Wall Street,” a region in downtown Columbia that operated decades ago during segregation and provided business opportunities to Black business owners.

Tuesday’s summit featured successful speakers from the worlds of business, film, television, even health and beauty products, who sought to inspire other business owners to take chances and to not fear failure.

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