D LIFE
DISCOVER By Ebony Jones
Black in Business W
hen I was thinking of putting this list together, I often thought about traveling to those cities traditionally associated with deep-rooted history like Chicago or New York and visiting a small family business that’s made it to its fifth generation of ownership. But then I remembered. That history is right here in Detroit. Whether it’s a tiny burger spot or decades-old ice cream shop, it means something to have community staples that greatgrandfathers visited as little boys and can now take their greatgrandsons to. These past few months have been tough on the city’s small businesses. The hard truth is that many won’t recover, but for the ones lucky enough to be reopening, they’re doing so to a public that’s hungry for change – and eager to shop Black.
