We are excited for the upcoming 1st Annual Black Business Expo (9:30 AM – 5:30 PM) at VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in Muskegon, MI on June 19, 2021. Presented by Black business advocate Black Wall Street Muskegon, THISENT will be on hand with Grander Magazine.

Black Wall Street Muskegon promotes and supports Black owned businesses. The organization’s social and community following is comprised of thousands of Black business owners and their supporters. Launched in April of 2019, its creation was inspired by the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma historically remembered as “Black Wall Street”. A community of more than 10,000 prospering African Americans, it was destroyed by a racist mob on March 31, 1921.

The first half of the Expo a sure-to-be informative Symposium featuring esteemed guest speakers Jemesha Smith, CEO of feminine care company Peachy Pure; William Roberson Sr., CEO of staffing agency Shoreline Staffing; Michael Buxton, CEO of potato bar Load A Spud; Te Dan Smith, founder if law firm SAG Law; and Ed Garner, Regional Director of the Michigan Small Business Development Center.

Black Wall Street Muskegon’s CEO and founder Lashae Simmons II is moderating the Symposium with award-winning event planner and speaker Darius Mitchell serving as host. The second half is the Vendor Showcase featuring more than 70 businesses.

For more information visit BlackWallStreet231.org. | By Mr. Joe Walker

A new entry of our weekly kindness column “Shining Example” debuts every Monday at 8am EST.

For today, if you’re in need of an inspiring pick-me-up, we’ve got 78 stories from 78 remarkable people that we hope will lift your spirits and warm your heart!

“Shining Example #100” will release on November 1, 2021.

Read them all if you’d like, or just the ones featuring people you recognize. When you’re done, please share them with anyone else needing a positivity boost. | Photo of Santa Claus aka Shining Example #5

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