SHOPBLACKCT IN THE NEWS
'It is not an all-white state': Black businesses say media 'best of' lists ignore their success (CT Public, August 12, 2024)
CT Live! ShopBlackCT/Juneteenth (NBC CT, June 19, 2024)
CT Live! ShopBlackCT (NBC CT, February 7, 2024)
Nyberg – Website features thousands of Black-owned businesses in Connecticut (WTNH, December 21, 2023(
2023 Inaugural Impact Awards | Full show (FOX61, December 7, 2023)
ShopBlackCT website features over 2,000 Black-owned businesses (November 24, 2023)
2023 ImpaCT Award finalists announced (FOX61, September 23, 2023)
Juneteenth Event Friday in Farmington (NBC CT LIVE!, June 19, 2023)
Making an ImpaCT: BLACC Bottle/ShopBlackCT (FOX61, November 22, 2022)
Strengthening Black businesses is good for CT, America (Hartford Business Journal, April 25, 2022)
Full interview: ShopBlackCT founder helps Black-owned businesses flourish (Channel 12 News, Mar 04, 2022)
How the ShopBlackCT website has helped Black-owned businesses (FOX61, February 11, 2022)
Local Student Seeks to Bring Diverse Books to Libraries for Young Children (CT By The Numbers, January 27, 2022)
In the Black: Innovative ShopBlackCT Seeks Better Business Equity (Cover story, Today Magazine, September 2021)
CT LIVE!: Shop Black CT Celebrates 1st Anniversary (NBC CT LIVE!, July 20, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Sees Eightfold Growth in 1 Year, Partners With Planet Fitness to Celebrate (MetroHartfordAlliance)
West Hartford Business Buzz (We-Ha.com, July 7, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com Celebrates Anniversary With Awards (CTNewsJunkie, July 6, 2021)
Pandemic Launches a Wave of Black-Owned Businesses (CT Examiner, June 5, 2021)
How to support Black-owned businesses in Connecticut: Shop Black CT (FOX61 News, June 4, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Juneteenth celebration IGTV interview (HOT 93.7, June 4, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com and Hill-Stead Museum to Highlight Black-Owned Businesses (CTNewsJunkie, April 21, 2021)
ShopBlackCT celebrates CROWN Act, elevates beauty businesses (Today Magazine Online, March 22, 2021)
Supporting Black-Owned Businesses: Let’s Extend Beyond the Trend (UCONN.edu, March 15, 2021)
Business News & Information (Bloomfieldchamber.org, March 16, 2021)
CROWN Act Sparks New Action: ShopBlackCT.com, YWCA Join Forces (Greater Hartford Patch, March 11, 2021)
CROWN Act Sparks New Action for CT’s Largest Free Website for Black-owned Businesses (MetroHartford Alliance News, March 11, 2021)
Ceremony Held for CROWN Act Signing (FOX61 News, March 10, 2021)
#28TM: SHOPBLACKCT (Angela Belt Interiors Blog, February 28, 2021)
Local group encourages shoppers to visit Black-owned businesses (WFSB-3, February 26, 2021)
Shop at local Black property companies (Compsmag, February 18, 2021)
Shop at local Black-owned businesses (Record-Journal, February 17, 2021)
Supporting Black-owned businesses goes beyond Black History Month (BetterManchester.com, February 10, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Listing Grows Sevenfold (Today Magazine, February 2021)
Black-Owned Businesses in Connecticut See Benefits From Rapid Growth of Web Hub (CT By The Numbers, February 1, 2021)
West Hartford Business Buzz (We-Ha.com, February 1, 2021)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, January 31, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com Creates Visibility and Provides Support for Black-Owned Businesses (Innovation Destination Hartford, January 27, 2021)
Supporting Local During the Holidays! (MetroHartford Alliance Pulse of the Region, December 12, 2020)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, December 6, 2020)
Only in CT: Support Small, Local, Black-Owned Businesses Saturday & Beyond (NBC CT, November 29, 2020)
Connecticut Sun Change Can't Wait campaign (November 24, 2020)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, October 18, 2020)
CT Live! Support Black-owned Businesses (CT Live!, September 25, 2020)
Local Briefs: Black-owned Businesses Listed (Journal Inquirer, September 22, 2020)
Local Photographer Shoots For Exposure On New Black-Owned Business Site (The Newtown Bee, September 12, 2020)
Connecticut Website Aims to Showcase Black-Owned Businesses (WVIT NBC CT, September 5, 2020)
Website launched in an effort to promote, support Black-owned businesses (WFSB-3, September 4, 2020)
WorkinCT: Highlighting Black-owned businesses across Connecticut (FOX61 News, August 25, 2020)
Casa DeConfidence Podcast (August 10, 2020)
SHOPBLACKCT.com Aims to Boost Connecticut’s Black-Owned Businesses (Innovation Destination Hartford/MetroHartford Alliance, August 7, 2020)
New Website Promotes Black Businesses / p. 3-5 (Hartford News, August 6, 2020)
Voluntary Initiative Aims to Boost Connecticut's Black-Owned Businesses (CT By The Numbers, August 4, 2020)
New website boosts Black-owned businesses / p. 14-15 (Today Magazine, August 2020)
Black-owned businesses in state get their own website (Republican-American: July 27, 2020)
New Black-owned business guide has launched (Valley LIFE: August 2020)
New site aims to be CT's directory, resource for Black-owned businesses (CT Post: July 13, 2020)
Website Helps Black-Owned Businesses Struggling Through Pandemic (News 12 CT: July 8, 2020)
New Website Highlights Black-owned Businesses in Hartford Area (WTNH/News 8: July 6, 2020)
Tiffincast Podcast: Black Owned Business Guide (Tiffincast: July 1, 2020)
CT Live! ShopBlackCT/Juneteenth (NBC CT, June 19, 2024)
CT Live! ShopBlackCT (NBC CT, February 7, 2024)
Nyberg – Website features thousands of Black-owned businesses in Connecticut (WTNH, December 21, 2023(
2023 Inaugural Impact Awards | Full show (FOX61, December 7, 2023)
ShopBlackCT website features over 2,000 Black-owned businesses (November 24, 2023)
2023 ImpaCT Award finalists announced (FOX61, September 23, 2023)
Juneteenth Event Friday in Farmington (NBC CT LIVE!, June 19, 2023)
Making an ImpaCT: BLACC Bottle/ShopBlackCT (FOX61, November 22, 2022)
Strengthening Black businesses is good for CT, America (Hartford Business Journal, April 25, 2022)
Full interview: ShopBlackCT founder helps Black-owned businesses flourish (Channel 12 News, Mar 04, 2022)
How the ShopBlackCT website has helped Black-owned businesses (FOX61, February 11, 2022)
Local Student Seeks to Bring Diverse Books to Libraries for Young Children (CT By The Numbers, January 27, 2022)
In the Black: Innovative ShopBlackCT Seeks Better Business Equity (Cover story, Today Magazine, September 2021)
CT LIVE!: Shop Black CT Celebrates 1st Anniversary (NBC CT LIVE!, July 20, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Sees Eightfold Growth in 1 Year, Partners With Planet Fitness to Celebrate (MetroHartfordAlliance)
West Hartford Business Buzz (We-Ha.com, July 7, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com Celebrates Anniversary With Awards (CTNewsJunkie, July 6, 2021)
Pandemic Launches a Wave of Black-Owned Businesses (CT Examiner, June 5, 2021)
How to support Black-owned businesses in Connecticut: Shop Black CT (FOX61 News, June 4, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Juneteenth celebration IGTV interview (HOT 93.7, June 4, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com and Hill-Stead Museum to Highlight Black-Owned Businesses (CTNewsJunkie, April 21, 2021)
ShopBlackCT celebrates CROWN Act, elevates beauty businesses (Today Magazine Online, March 22, 2021)
Supporting Black-Owned Businesses: Let’s Extend Beyond the Trend (UCONN.edu, March 15, 2021)
Business News & Information (Bloomfieldchamber.org, March 16, 2021)
CROWN Act Sparks New Action: ShopBlackCT.com, YWCA Join Forces (Greater Hartford Patch, March 11, 2021)
CROWN Act Sparks New Action for CT’s Largest Free Website for Black-owned Businesses (MetroHartford Alliance News, March 11, 2021)
Ceremony Held for CROWN Act Signing (FOX61 News, March 10, 2021)
#28TM: SHOPBLACKCT (Angela Belt Interiors Blog, February 28, 2021)
Local group encourages shoppers to visit Black-owned businesses (WFSB-3, February 26, 2021)
Shop at local Black property companies (Compsmag, February 18, 2021)
Shop at local Black-owned businesses (Record-Journal, February 17, 2021)
Supporting Black-owned businesses goes beyond Black History Month (BetterManchester.com, February 10, 2021)
ShopBlackCT Listing Grows Sevenfold (Today Magazine, February 2021)
Black-Owned Businesses in Connecticut See Benefits From Rapid Growth of Web Hub (CT By The Numbers, February 1, 2021)
West Hartford Business Buzz (We-Ha.com, February 1, 2021)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, January 31, 2021)
ShopBlackCT.com Creates Visibility and Provides Support for Black-Owned Businesses (Innovation Destination Hartford, January 27, 2021)
Supporting Local During the Holidays! (MetroHartford Alliance Pulse of the Region, December 12, 2020)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, December 6, 2020)
Only in CT: Support Small, Local, Black-Owned Businesses Saturday & Beyond (NBC CT, November 29, 2020)
Connecticut Sun Change Can't Wait campaign (November 24, 2020)
Beat of CT With Jenny Boom Boom & DJ Meechie (HOT 93.7FM, October 18, 2020)
CT Live! Support Black-owned Businesses (CT Live!, September 25, 2020)
Local Briefs: Black-owned Businesses Listed (Journal Inquirer, September 22, 2020)
Local Photographer Shoots For Exposure On New Black-Owned Business Site (The Newtown Bee, September 12, 2020)
Connecticut Website Aims to Showcase Black-Owned Businesses (WVIT NBC CT, September 5, 2020)
Website launched in an effort to promote, support Black-owned businesses (WFSB-3, September 4, 2020)
WorkinCT: Highlighting Black-owned businesses across Connecticut (FOX61 News, August 25, 2020)
Casa DeConfidence Podcast (August 10, 2020)
SHOPBLACKCT.com Aims to Boost Connecticut’s Black-Owned Businesses (Innovation Destination Hartford/MetroHartford Alliance, August 7, 2020)
New Website Promotes Black Businesses / p. 3-5 (Hartford News, August 6, 2020)
Voluntary Initiative Aims to Boost Connecticut's Black-Owned Businesses (CT By The Numbers, August 4, 2020)
New website boosts Black-owned businesses / p. 14-15 (Today Magazine, August 2020)
Black-owned businesses in state get their own website (Republican-American: July 27, 2020)
New Black-owned business guide has launched (Valley LIFE: August 2020)
New site aims to be CT's directory, resource for Black-owned businesses (CT Post: July 13, 2020)
Website Helps Black-Owned Businesses Struggling Through Pandemic (News 12 CT: July 8, 2020)
New Website Highlights Black-owned Businesses in Hartford Area (WTNH/News 8: July 6, 2020)
Tiffincast Podcast: Black Owned Business Guide (Tiffincast: July 1, 2020)