This story originally published Oct. 31, 2025 The restaurant was still. Midday light slipped through the windows of J’s Breakfast Club on 26th Avenue and Broadway Avenue. In the back office, Joslyn Kelly sat at her desk, as the soft rustle of her staff moving in and out of the kitchen carried through the restaurant. […]
Black businesses
August is Black Business Month, a time to acknowledge the contributions and growth of Black-owned businesses across the nation. In celebration, Capital B Gary is publishing a series of stories highlighting businesses, business owners and entrepreneurs in the city.
Black Business Month was established in 2004 by historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick E. Jordan to advance policies affecting more than 2 million Black-owned businesses and promote greater economic freedom for the Black community, according to America250.
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How This Gary 4-Year-Old Turned Her Summer Dream Into Thriving Lemonade Stand
This month, in celebration of Black Business Month, Capital B Gary is publishing a series of stories highlighting businesses, business owners, and entrepreneurs in the city. Tabbitha Bogard didn’t realize her connection to the statement, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” until one cold February day. That’s when her 4-year-old daughter MiKailee Bogard, […]