Black History Month Series

2020 Black Student Entrepreneur features

Every year since I started my business, I highlight Black entrepreneurs for Black History Month. I started doing it while in college in 2019, doing a 1 minute feature on fellow Black student entrepreneurs on Stony Brook University’s campus. My business’s audience was primarily based on Instagram so I needed each feature to fit within Instagram’s 1 minute video time frame. 

Then in 2020, IGTV came around so I increased the features to 2 minutes each, and I included behind the scenes footage of the entrepreneurs in action with their business. 

In 2021, I’m going to thread the features together in the form of a mini documentary called “Ownership” to tell a story on how young Black entrepreneurs and the importance of buying Black to decrease the wealth gap in America.

1.Save Our Soles SHOE RESTORATION

First up on the SBD Digital Media Black history month⚡️ Black Student Entrepreneur Features ⚡️ we have Chiagoziem (Chi for short), the owner of Save Our Soles, a shoe restoration business. 👟👞 . He cleans, polishes, and fixes all kinds of shoes from sneakers to sandals, right on campus! 👨🏾‍🔧

2. DJ POTENTIAL

Next up on the SBD Digital Media Black History Month ⚡️ Black Student Entrepreneur Features ⚡️ we have Taje aka DJ Potential 🔈🎧 💃🏾 . If you’ve been to Stony Brook events, you’ve probably heard him DJ! 🎵 He’s a versatile DJ with fire mixes for any event and he knows when to play all your favorites tracks. He’s taken the time to learn the craft and it really shows🕺🏾 🎶

3. Nayy Rose Photography

Number 3 on the SBD Digital Media Black History Month ⚡️ Black Student Entrepreneur Features ⚡️ we have Naomi, the owner of Nayy Rose Photography 📸✨ . She’s skilled in taking all kinds of photos, from portraits to product shots to landscapes 🤩 She has an eye for unique angles and knows how to capture moments with high quality 👏🏾

4. ChelsLuxe Lip Gloss

Number 4 on the SBD Digital Media Black History Month ⚡️ Black Student Entrepreneur Features ⚡️ we have Chelsea, the owner of ChelsLuxe lip gloss 💄💋 . She recently started her very own line of handmade vegan lip gloss and its already selling out 🙌🏾✨ She has a variety of scents and types to choose from that go on smooth and will have you looking good all day 💁🏾‍♀️😍

5. JKM Productions

Last but not least, our fifth SBD Digital Media Black History Month ⚡️ Black Student Entrepreneur Feature ⚡️ is Kojo, co-owner of JKM Productions . If you’ve been to a Stony Brook University party, you’ve definitely been to one put on by JKM 🙌🏾💃🏾 Kojo and his business partners always work hard to give a lit night of entertainment to look forward to 👏🏾

WATCH 2019's Black Student Entrepreneur Features

The 2019 cohort is the original SBD Black Student Entrepreneurs. These are 1 minute features on fellow Black student entrepreneurs on Stony Brook University’s campus. My business’s audience was primarily based on Instagram so I needed each feature to fit within Instagram’s 1 minute video time frame.