“I've spoken with several other Black business owners and can confirm a shared experience," Marshall says. “Most employees are black, two-thirds of my board is black, and 50% of the company is run by black women,” he says. Jackson reports a 500% increase in sales since the Black Lives Matter protests started. Richardson first found a surge in orders ahead of Father’s Day, when shoppers noticed that the company was a black-owned business. Over the last 3 weeks, sales have continued to expand.

Source: Forbes June 25, 2020 10:41 UTC