CHARLOTTE — As we continue to recognize Black History Month, 50 Black-owned businesses showed up for customers at the Melanated Small Biz Fest on Sunday.
The event took place in northwest Charlotte.
The market, which was both indoors and outdoors, featured handmade items, skin and body products, candles, jewelry, clothes and more.
Organizers called it a celebration of creativity and entrepreneurship in the Black community.
WATCH: In Charlotte’s Black neighborhoods, city encourages growth without pricing out longtime residents
©2026 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
