Industry standards show that a company should aim for at least 51% of their procurement spending to be with diverse suppliers to achieve meaningful supplier diversity. This means that businesses ...

And the most prominent effort to increase the share of Black-owned brands on retail shelves, the 15 Percent Pledge, still has major backers. It's a sharp change from about five years ago ...

“Don’t let them erase us,” she said, addressing the financial strain Black brands face in retail. “Let’s not give them what they want. Don’t let them take us off shelves.” Her words ...