Metro Atlanta Hosts 300,000 Black Business Owners and That Number is Only Growing During the Pandemic
Friday, February 4th, 2022
There are about 300,000 Black business owners in Georgia. It's a number that has grown during the pandemic, especially in metro Atlanta.
Aaron Fender co-founded Portrait Coffee Roasters, a coffee shop created in 2019. Fender and his team of six are the first Black coffee roasters to open up in the city, setting up shop in the Historic West End. The name "Portrait" comes from how Fender wants the coffee made there to be a reflection of the local community that drinks it.
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