As National Black Business Month comes to a close this Sunday, a local Atlanta church is working to expand the hemisphere of Black business ownership and spending.

In Atlanta, Black businesses make up less than 12% of owners, a figure higher than many major cities but still leaving a gap. “Black businesses don’t have the leg up like some white counterparts when it comes to generational wealth,” said Mary Joshua, director of operations at Impact Church. She helped lead Impact’s 4th annual Black Business Expo.

The expo featured more than 75 metro Atlanta businesses, ranging from agriculture and tutoring to fashion and real estate. Joshua, a business owner herself, started the event in 2020 to give Black-owned businesses a platform and show consumers how to support them. “We wanted a place

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