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Dev tools · July 2, 2020

Proud Black Business

Digital badge + API to easily identify Black businesses

Proud Black Business launched on July 2, 2020 with 162 votes, #180 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

We ask businesses to self-identify as Black-owned so that companies & consumers can choose to support them. Businesses get a digital badge for their sites, and the directory can be made available via API to connect businesses with other economic opportunities

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