Rasheeda Creighton is a builder—of businesses, communities, and spaces where Black entrepreneurs thrive. After a successful corporate career, she made a bold pivot to focus on creating opportunities for Black business owners to grow and build wealth on their own terms. As co-founder and Executive Director of The JWC Foundation, she helps Black entrepreneurs access […]
Markeisha Harris Minor is a strategic marketing professional and the founder of Your Dream Team Marketing Firm, where she leads bold, high impact campaigns for museums, nonprofits, cultural leaders, and published authors. She does not just market brands. She helps shape how they are experienced. In addition to campaign development, she specializes in marketing strategy, […]
Melody Joy Short is an entrepreneurship ecosystem builder, investor in Black-owned businesses, and co-founder of the Richmond Night Market. With more than 20 years of experience in business development, brand strategy, and community engagement, she has led programs that expand access to education, funding, and strategic partnerships for Black entrepreneurs nationally. Melody began her career […]
Lakisha Greene is a CEO, award winning fashion designer, serial entrepreneur, legacy builder and visionary who has spent over a decade building brands, platforms and communities rooted in confidence, visibility, alignment and leadership. Lakisha is the founder of House of Le’lamone’, a women’s business hub and co-working space and She Wins Community, a women’s empowerment […]
Jacqueline Horton is a national community organizer focused on police accountability, systemic misconduct, and racial justice. A Bronx native with deep roots in Hampton Roads, Virginia, she is a proud HBCU graduate of Norfolk State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, graduating cum laude in May 2020. Since 2020, Jackie has […]
Ashley Lewis is the founder and owner of The Beet Box, a Richmond-based juice bar and modern health food café known for its fresh juices, made-to-order smoothies, toasts, bowls, and thoughtfully curated local product offerings. Since opening the first location in Carytown, Ashley has grown The Beet Box to a second location in Church Hill, […]
Ayanna Edwards, is a top producing Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Richmond West. She is a wife, mother, and child of God, and those roles shape the way I serve my clients and my community. She has been in the real estate industry for five years and has a passion about helping families build […]
Come join us on Saturday March 21st from 10am-2pm at Chesterfield Towne Center for a day of resources, community vendors and more!
Virginia’s culture, creativity, and small-business community will take center stage during Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s inaugural weekend with the Made in Virginia Market, a free, public celebration happening Friday, January 16, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET at 17th Street Market in downtown Richmond. The evening will be headlined by Pusha T, giving the […]
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Richmond on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen who was killed during an encounter with a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier in the week. The Richmond demonstration was part of a wave of protests held nationwide as communities demanded accountability and justice in […]