Black Business crawl planned for Saturday, May 16

By Alysa Zavala-Offman on Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:53 pm

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Us Too Detroit, a local collective dedicated to supporting black-owned businesses, will host a black business crawl on Saturday, May 16 from noon to 5 p.m.

The bus tour will travel through Cass Corridor and Harmonie Park, hitting nearly 15 businesses.

Included in the tour is Offin River, a clothing and accessories store, Dell Pryor Gallery, Tulani Rose, Source Booksellers, Flo Boutique Co., Thrift on the Avenue, Goodwells Natural Foods Market, Textures by Nefertiti, DSE, and more.

Tickets are $20 and space is limited. They can be purchased at The Collective Detroit at 8325 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit or by calling Carole Watson at 313-570-0499 or Judy Sledge at 248-912-5219. For more info click here.

Us Too Detroit was founded earlier this year by Carole Watson, a retired Detroit Public School teacher. She's said she hopes the collective will help educate the public and shed light on local businesses.

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