August is National Black Business Month. Co-founded in 2004 by John William Templeton, a journalist with incredible publishing accomplishments who is focused the disparity between the number of Black-owned business and the percentage of GDP made by those businesses.

You can read more about the movement here.

https://www.wfla.com/news/for-the-culture/national-black-business-month-founder-spreads-awareness-this-august/

https://blackmoney.com/nationalblackbusinessmonth/

StayLocal is highlighting local restaurants owned by people of color throughout August. Watch our Instagram for more.