NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville is celebrating National Black Business Month with a series of events featuring black businesses, such as the Nashville Black Market event held tonight.
“It’s great to see so many people appreciating different businesses,” said Xavier Payne, owner of XPayne Art.
Appreciating and supporting black businesses is why the Nashville Black Market started in 2018.
“There are a lot of people who know how to do things that need to be seen, but don’t have the opportunity to show that, so we felt like we wanted to let the community see it,” said Javvon Jones, owner of Nashville Black Market.
Xavier Payne, owner of XPayne Art Xavier Payne was one of more than 75 black-owned businesses on display at the farmers market Friday evening. His art is storytelling.
“There’s a lot going on from black pop art. I mean, just telling the story of being a black American,” Payne said.
August is National Black Business Month. The city is highlighting black-owned businesses and encouraging consumers to support these businesses in the metro area.
“Black small businesses are very important. We’re trying to do what we can to promote black small businesses to take over.
Take advantage of the Nashville opportunity. “You are dealing with all this growth and development and opportunity, so let’s make it work for us,” said Mayor Cooper.
Ajia Buche recently became an entrepreneur. She started Unjarred, where she sells detox water that promotes the importance of better health.
“I’m in the health industry myself, and I work out a lot, and I think if you want to work out, it’s a good thing, and you want to put good things in your body,” Boche said.
She encourages others to start their entrepreneurial journey if they have a product to share.
“Don’t wait until tomorrow; start today. Believe in yourself because you have integrity,” Bouche said. The Nashville Black Market takes place on the first Friday of every month at the Nashville Farmers Market. In the future, the co-owners plan to expand the Nashville Black Market to a seven-day-a-week commercial space where consumers can shop at black-owned businesses.
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