Black In NWA

Fayetteville: Embrace the soft life and Celebrate with 108! Join the Summer Solstice Celebration with Lululemon with a flow led by a Black-woman-owned yoga lounge. Sat, June 25, 2022 9:00 AM 11:00 AM. Get more info at: https://www.elxryogalounge.com/eyl-events/2022/6/25/celebrate-with-108-summer-solstice-celebration-with-lululemon

Fayetteville: Enjoy a blast from the past taking over the Club Rush 2000s Party Ft. Dem Franchize Boyz! Do you have your tall white-t ready? Sat, Jun 25, 2022, 7:00 PM – Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 2:00 AM. More deets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/club-rush-2000s-party-ft-dem-franchize-boyz-tickets-329283996297?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Fayettevile: It's 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on the Lady Train basketball team in Plainnole, Arkansas, now dreams of going pro - but first, they'll have to navigate the pressures of being young, black, and female. With all the adrenaline and swagger of a four-quarter game, Candrice Jones's powerful new play celebrates the fierce athleticism of women's basketball. Catch FLEX on stage June 29—July 17, 2022. More info: https://tix.theatre2.org/21338/21339

Resource Center

Kiva empowers and supports the diverse and vibrant small businesses of all our Northwest Arkansas communities through community based lending! Check out kiva-nwa.org or click for a local success story: https://www.kiva.org/funded/2381069?minimal=true

For The Community

The 8th Annual Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival will take place with virtual events from June 22 – July 3, 2022 and in-person events in the festival host state of Arkansas from June 22 – June 26, 2022. More details: https://bentonvillefilm.org/

Black-Owned NWA Social Media Highlight

Want to be featured on BlackOwnedNWA?

We can't express how excited we are to feature local black-owned brands and the owners behind them! Featuring you and your business is truly a privilege and we appreciate your time. The goal of BlackOwnedNWA is to be a resource of all things Black excellence in the region.

To be featured on BlackOwnedNWA's Instagram and Facebook page:

Step 1- Email us your responses to the interview questions below jazzyjaenwa@gmail.com

Step 2- Send us the highest quality pictures of you, your service/product, and location if applicable

Step 3- Include the best way for our followers to find you (i.e. social media handles)

Interview Questions

1- Tell us about yourself. (this should be written in the first person as you will be introducing yourself to the BlackOwnedNWA community) Give us 4-6 sentences that showcase the best of you!

Prompts: Your name, where you are originally from, how long you've lived in the area, etc.

2- Tell us about your business.

3- Why did you start your business?

4- What advice would you give other Black entrepreneurs starting out, especially in Northwest Arkansas?

5-What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve ever been given?

What to expect:

You’ll be featured on the BlackOwnedNWA Instagram 2 to 6 weeks after we received your information!

Black In NWA

June 24: From White Tees To Art For The Ages