Welcome to THIS special edition of GOOD QUESTION, brought to you exclusively by THISent.com! I’m your host Mr. Joe Walker.
Throughout my illustrious career as an entertainment writer and journalist, I’ve been blessed with opportunities to speak with many notable and famous persons. One of those is entrepreneur Najeema Iman, owner of CURLITUDE and Project Coordinator/Lead Market Curator of The Block Market which supports Black entrepreneurs and small business owners.
During our conversation I asked Najeema THIS good question: What is your most memorable shopping experience?
She answered, “Just one?!
I really like to shop. There are a two that stick out to me immediately. My mom used to work at a clothing store in the early 90s. The name escapes me, but I can remember going into the store when she had to pick up her paycheck or just needed to grab something real quick.
It was a whole experience; racks full of silks, satins, cotton and polyester. Women with cute bobs and asymmetrical weaves searching the racks for the latest freakum’ dress or even bold patterned skirted suit for work. Man, the 90s were the bomb!
Fast forward years later to attending Naturally Flyy Detroit, presented by the fabulous sistas’ Ettaflyy and Jenn, those same women, daughters and granddaughters shopped unique Ankara prints, Fulani earrings, whipped body butters, and more while rocking dope hair.
To me, shopping is a community experience, something that I hope that The Block Market brings to Lansing.” |THIS.
