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The Color of Ingenuity Holiday Gift Guide
Are you trying to put the finishing touches on your holiday ensemble? Are you looking for the perfect gift for a loved one? Perhaps you’re searching for a way to say “thank you” to the host? Let The Color of Ingenuity help you “wow” this holiday season with these sassy, spirited and stylish items from some of our favorite black-owned brands. Dat Brwn Girl Boutique Isaiah 26:3 Tee Let your shirt say it so you don’t have to! Whether you dress it up with a blazer or go for the casual look with your favorite jeans, Dat Brwn Girl Boutique is helping you “say it with your chest” with their…
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Bougie Pop: From Popcorn Lover to Overnight Success
At the end of a long day, there’s nothing like coming home, kicking your feet up and enjoying your favorite snack! For some, perhaps it’s a slice of cake, a piece of candy or maybe even a bowl of ice cream. For LaToya Warren-Heath, its a handful of delicious freshly popped popcorn. However, while most of us are content satisfying our tastebuds, she and her husband saw an opportunity! With his encouragement and startup funds from the sale of their first house, the Greenville NC native and popcorn connoisseur, formed Bougie Pop— a popcorn boutique that provides gourmet popcorn for all occasions. Established in June, despite it’s infancy, Warren-Heath…
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Sinful Delights: The Sin is in the Cake
I imagine you’d be hard pressed to find many adults who don’t enjoy something sweet and a little bit of alcohol from time to time. So when Bronx native, Makeda Gillard, put the two together by combining cupcakes and alcohol, her goodies became an immediate hit at local events throughout the Triangle and surrounding areas. Over the last two years, Sinful Delights has become the guilty pleasure of choice for various events such as weddings, girls night out, grand openings and erotic poetry events. “I always had this other little side that wanted to do something that was fun for adults and I wanted to do some kind of dessert…
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Squeaky Grease Productions, LLC: A Teenage Love
For most kids who grew up in the 90’s, playing video games was a way of life! You’d jump off the bus after school, complete homework and hop on the Nintendo 64 or the Sega Genesis and play for hours. Norman Wilson, owner of Squeaky Grease Productions, LLC, was no different! He recalls going into Blockbuster playing Mario Bros prior to the release of the game on the Nintendo 64. The 3D graphics of that game were the images that left a lasting impression. Born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, Wilson was the quintessential teenager. The only difference was that his teenage love of playing video games turned into a passion…
