Philly Coffee Shop Owners Welcome Return Of "Shop Black Business Friday"

By Wakisha Bailey and Kyle Burton, CBS Philadelphia

November 30, 2023\

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia City Council is set to hear a resolution declaring each Friday in December "Shop Black Business Friday."

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson plans to reintroduce the resolution Thursday to give businesses more support.

The resolution, which has passed each year since 2020, aims to encourage shoppers to support Black-owned businesses in the city.

Click here for the full story via CBS Philadelphia

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.