AS
AS IT
AS IT RISES, WE WILL HAVE BURN OFF AND GET SOME SUNSHINE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. IT
TODAY. IT WILL HEAT UP TO 91 DEGREES
FOR YOUR AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURE.
TEMPERATURE. STAY COOL.
STAY COOL. >>> THE KILLINGS OF BLACK MEN
AT THE HANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS
ARE FUELING A WORLDWIDE
AGAINST RACISM AND POLICE
BRUTALITY.
BRUTALITY. IT IS PARKING A BIG INTEREST
INTO SUPPORTING BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES AS COMPANIES COMMIT
TO INVESTING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. WE ARE LIVE BACK WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: COMING FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF A BLACK MAN,
SUPPORTING BLACK-OWNED
SUPPORTING BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IS NOT
CONCEPT, AT LEAST NOT FOR ME
AND A LOT OF MY FRIENDS.
I SPOKE WITH SOME BUSINESS
OWNERS IN METRO ATLANTA AND
THEY SAY THE SUPPORT IS GREAT
BUT DON'T
BUT DON'T
BUT DON'T >> IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM
TO HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A
BOUTIQUE.
BOUTIQUE.
BOUTIQUE. >> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN ABOUT
FIVE YEARS SINCE LISA LEFT HER
CORPORATE JOB TO TAKE OVER AS
OWNER OF THIS BOUTIQUE.
>> THE SOUL IS FROM WALKING IN
THE DOOR AND DISCOVERING UNIQUE
PIECES.
PIECES.
PIECES. >> WE HAVE SUPPORTERS FROM
ABROAD THAT TRAVEL A LOT
ENJOY TL AROUND THE WORLD.
>> Reporter: BRANDY HAD A
SIMILAR DREAM.
SIMILAR DREAM. >> I WANTED TO BRING MY LOVE OF
TEA BACK TO THE U. S.
>> Reporter: IN 2006, THE NEW
ORLEANS NATIVE TURNED HER
PASSION INTO A BUSINESS.
WITH THE HELP OF HER FAMILY,
RUNS HER COMPANY.
>> OUR 11-YEAR-OLD SON LOVES
IT.
IT.
IT. HE
IT. HE WANTS TO KNOW IF HE CAN GET
IN THE BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE PROFIT MARGINS.
>> Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF
PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE
BRUTALITY, PEOPLE ARE SHOWERING
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES WITH
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. >> IN THE PAST, WE ONLY HAD
BLACK WOMEN ASK WHO WAS
LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND
LOOKING AROUND AND ASKING IF IT
WAS A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES.
NOW WE SEE A LOT OF WHITE WOMEN
CALLING TO PHYSICALLY MAKE SURE
IT IS A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO
SOMETHING AND THEY WANT TO
SUPPORT A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS.
>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO STOP
COMING.
COMING.
COMING. MY EMPHASIS IS ON THE EXPERIENCE
. I AM BLACK.
>>
>>
>> SECOND
>> SECOND IN THE NATION IN STATES
THAT SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES THE MOST.
IT ALSO SAYS THERE ARE NEARLY
9000 BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE MORE THAN
80,000 PEOPLE.
80,000 PEOPLE. LAST MONTH, PAYPAL IN OUR STATE
$930 MILLION COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORT BLACK AND MINORITY OWNED
BUSINESSES IN COMMUNITIES IN
THE U. S. PEPSI PLANS TO INVEST
$50 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS TO
STRENGTHEN LOCAL BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> CONSIDER US.
MAKE SURE YOU MAKE THE EFFORT
TO SHARE YOUR DOLLARS WITH US.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE
BUSINESS OWNERS YOU HEARD FROM,
LISA, THEIR MAIN LOCATION
DECATUR SQUARE.
DECATUR SQUARE. SHE SAYS A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE
THINK OF BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
AND THINK OF PLACES TO EAT.
YOU HAVE MECHANICS, BUSINESS
CENTERS AND CLOTHING STORES
THAT ARE BLACK-OWNED.
>> THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. LET'S SHARE OUR FAVORITE BLACK-
OWNED BUSINESSES, SHALL WE?
I WILL KICK IT OFF.
RIGHT BEFORE CORONAVIRUS HAD, I
WENT TO THE MALL AND
INTERVIEWED THESE REALLY SWEET,
I WILL CALL THEM SWEET SISTERS.
THEY STARTED DOUBLE SCOOP ICE
CREAM IN STONECREST.
THIS IS AN ICE CREAM SHOP THEY
TOOK OVER.
TOOK OVER. THEY WORKED THERE WHEN THEY
WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY TOOK IT OVER AND NOW THEY
OWN THE BUSINESS.
MY HAIRDRESSER IS OBVIOUSLY A
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS.
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS. ALICIA FOUNDED HER OWN HAIRCARE
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. IT
LINE. IT IS YOUR TURN NOW.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
I HAVE THREE.
MY BARBER IN JONESBORO, GOOD
NEWS BARBERSHOP.
NEWS BARBERSHOP. IT IS A FAMILY RUN BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. OBVIOUSLY.
OBVIOUSLY. REMEMBER THE SUPER BOWL LAST
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? I
YEAR? I DID A STORY ON MISTY CAFI IN
SOUTHWEST ATLANTA.
SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. THEY HAD REALLY GOOD FOOD.
I STILL HAVE TO GO BACK.
SLIM AND HUSKIES PIZZA.
I LOVE FOOD.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> WHERE IS THAT?
>> HOWELL MILL.
>> LISTEN, FOLKS.
SHARE YOUR BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES WITH US.
WE ALWAYS WANT