Beyoncé's Manicurist on How to Support Black-Owned Salons
Beyoncé's Manicurist Talks Hustling Amid the Pandemic and Supporting Black-Owned Salons
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The best way to support Black entrepreneurs is just by supporting businesses that offer the quality things that you like. I'm Central Harlem and it's such a diverse community. I have a great clientele — I have a lot of a white race, Hispanic race, and definitely Black-raced people coming in, but I know that I could have a lot more. I would love to see more new people that are in that community support my salon in that way. For people not to be afraid that because they don't see their own skin colour as often, that it's not a safe place to go, because it definitely is.
If you're in these communities and you move into these communities, because you love them and they're beautiful, but then you choose not to support the businesses while you're there, it's a little unfair. You're not putting the support back into the community where it belongs. Go into the business. Show that you care, not just by saying, "Hey, we're with you." Spend your money.
I think that's my biggest thing. If you're in the community, come spend the money in the community, because that's how we grow.