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Black Owned: Aisle Four

Black owned photo studio and boutique Aisle4our had it’s grand opening Friday, February 25th. While the Aisle4our soft opening has been a blessing for young brands that want to invite their customers out for an experience, not just mundane online shopping.t’s a win win for both parties at the end of it all and THAT is what our scene needs to be about. It’s not like that anywhere else that I’ve been to but that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. But now it’s also time to meet the tastemakers who host and help curate the pop-up experience and the respective brands they own/operate.

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Black Owned: The UpNUp Podcast

This isn’t our first time speaking on the good name of the UpNUp Podcast cast and crew. They are part of the reason why I decided to double down on Black Owned as the focus of blog content this year. They just get it. They find the right faces, voices and there is always an engaging line of questioning from Robel and Erm. The episodes are always motivating enough to keep the audience intrigued and learning something new.

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Black Owned: The Groovy Tapes Podcast

Groovy Tapes is a Black owned, doing the work other podcast from our inner cities haven’t been able to accomplish. It’s important to note that while it is Black owned (Corey, the super tall one), Tavares is Sāmoan-American and Solana is Guatemalan. It’s done with genuine intentions and they have been transparent from their first episode.

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