Above the Brim and Tacoman artist Neon Dion curated and hosted a one day art exhibition Saturday, February 26th at eTcTacoma from 7:30PM-9:30PM. The art exhibit was a chance to showcase Dion’s controversial art piece “African American?” ATB designer and brand owner Daz has loved the art piece since it’s debut in Club907 and the Northwest African American Museum where the piece was once on display to the public years ago.
Read MoreThis business is a dream come true for me in Tacoma. Parable Tacoma is a women owned, black owned family business, it is both a boutique and a bookstore. The sisters and cousin behind the business were enjoying their neighborhood when they initially saw the empty space and began to dream. That is the best part - this is their neighborhood the historical McKinley Hill neighborhood.
Read MoreTMT Sweets is a Black Owned custom desserts company. Owner Mikayla has been crushing the game for a bit now, her and her mother started the company in 2014, the same year we opened our doors. So we personally have been following her since their second year and have been able to see the business grow as outsiders.
Read MoreDiamond Leah is black owned and started as a boutique (Satori) much like we did only she lasted far longer a multi-brand store 5+ years…Then she opened her sister store Little Sister which over the holiday season was one of the top ranked shops when Tacomans were asked where they are doing their shopping by Grit City Magazine. It was after the opening of Little Sister that Diamond revealed her eponymous line was underway and she was evolving the Satori space to house her new project Diamond Leah.
Read More…Basics Co.’s brand story even more. He’s also trendsetting for other brands by using black owned spaces like Aisle 4 and eTcTacoma exclusively to run his pop up shop experiences. For his next trick he’s moving the pop-up experience to the well known (also black owned) Paradice Souf store and standing proudly on his blackness as a human and as a Seattleite.
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