Membership Guidelines

Voice Over Artist

Local & national established clients

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The Village: Denver, Colorado

Story: Owner, Linda C. Shaw is a gifted woman who is known for her Praise Poetry with insightful words of honoring The Creator. She's an author, creative lyricist & producer of Symphony of Sound Podcast on Sunday's. Her ability is to be acknowledged as the associate producer for Black Pearl MarketPlace.com. A thirty minute radio show.  

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Technology Coach 

The Village: Henderson, Nevada 

Works locally, nationally and internationally

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Story: Cognitive Prototyping LLC is provides resources and services that cultivate cognitive and emotional creativity through aesthetic freedom and wellness. Services offered are Business & Technology Consulting, Wellness & Creativity Coaching. Resources provided include Sunsum Intention Candles.

Talent Agency 

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Local & national established clients 

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Story: It's been eleven years, that philanthropist, owner, community organizer and youth advocate, Rowena Kay McCormick-Robinson has been the head of Chic Nouvelle Model Management. Along with her husband, they wear several hats with RRMurals Photography, and Chic Nouvelle Magazine. 

The agency specializes in providing models for fashion shows, run ways show and print work. There's a division within the agency that handles speciality talent as performers & stilt walkers.

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Meal & Detox Plan 

The Village: Houston, Texas

Ships locally & nationally 

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Story: Chef Rah is described as a vibrant personality that offers personalized service as education, coaching, individual meal prep & detox plans for the vegan to pescetarian lifestyle.

Artist PR Support

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Story: Elaine Vigne

of Grammarly Depot can fix creative and visual artist writing dilemmas. We have an honest team of cross-cultural experts that customize visual and creative artist marketing materials that will clear the clutter in marketing and branding. At a young age, she understood that asking for money for art supplies was not an option. Her family already had financial struggles that left them relying on government assistance at times. This didn’t stop her hunger for the arts, she received her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a concentration in Art and her Master’s in Museum Studies. Her education opened the door for her to be an Expressive Art Therapist and Museum Curator. Elaine's unique combination of skills she has impeccable people skills, heighten problem-solving abilities, and data management skills. This epitomizes her willingness to work together with the artist towards their common good.

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Security Services

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Works with clients locally & nationally

Story: Black owned business with over 30 years of service to the New Orleans community. Provides security guards, armed & unarmed for films, small to large businesses or corporations and  events.

The Collaborative Community Organization

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Works locally to change policies

Story: The Collaborative is a group of small business owners who share a common purpose: the acquisition of economic parity and equity for all local, small and disadvantaged businesses in the city of New Orleans. We believe that access to business opportunities is vital to growing a stable and sustainable minority business class in New Orleans - a business class that in itself is vital to the stability and sustainability of the local economy at large. We are about creating a culture of wealth for communities of color. If you can't say it, you can't do it!

Accessories

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Ships locally & nationally

Story: Bijoux de Delone - Hand Crafted Jewelry is owned and designed by, Andrea who is a mother and wife creating each item of handmade jewelry and other accessories since 2003.

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Fashion Purses 

The Village: Mali, West Africa

Office based: Boulder, Colorado

Ships locally, nationally & internationally

Story: djimi djama is from Agile International, the parent company. It embraces sustainability as it empowers women farmers in Mali to also, sustain themselves through making hand-crafted fashion purses. 

Jewelry 

Louisiana

Ships locally &  national

Story: Owner, Jacquel Dianne, the girl behind the pliers at Decor8d Jewelry Co.

Born and raised in New Orleans who started making jewelry in high school.when she couldn't find what see liked in stores. With her vivid imagination, inspirations as her Jewelry for The Journey Line, introduces natural stones that is a blessing for the wearer of the conscious jewelry. 

Jewelry & Lifestyle 

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Ships locally & nationally

Story: Cassandra Richardson is the owner and creative director of a custom jewelry company and lifestyle brand that also, provides amazing products that complements the home, with a Nola flair.

Massage Therapist 

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana 

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Local New Orleans area

COVID19 Safety Practices

Story: Owner, Dwayne "Dreamer" McKee has more than sixteen years in the massage therapist business. The name Dreamer's Touch simply, states what to expect. He specializes in movement with mind body connection for children and adults.

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Intuitive & Card Reader 

The Village: Denver, Colorado

Owner & artist, Euda K. Best is a reader of cards, personal coach/consultant in the area of charkas, healing & affirmations. As a yoga practitioner she fully understands how to assist a person in centering self.  

Natural Skincare

The Village: New Orleans, Louisiana

Story: Surayyah Muhammed, is the owner and maker of all her natural products with natural ingredients to create skincare for men and women, alike.

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New Vendor

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The Village: Denver, Colorado

Ships locally &  nationally

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Story: Owner, Phyllis Davis designs gifts for various occasions including Diaper-Cakes and my "Patented Candy Dolls." All gifts are carefully crafted for client's preferences and are delivered on-time and in perfect condition.

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Intention Candles

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The Village: Lafayette, Louisiana

Ships locally, nationally & internationally

Story: Owner, Akilah is a small black owned business who makes candles for self-care and mindfulness practices. Providing high-quality, all natural luxury candles to buyers with brick-n-mortar or online stores. Sell by case.

Youth Products

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The Village: Brooklyn, New York

Ships locally, nationally & internationally

Story: Regine Romain is a Haitian-American

Artist/Educator/ Visual

Anthropologist

Featuring photography, children coloring books and items.