This year’s 10th Annual Alaska Black Business Expo was the largest gathering of Black-owned businesses and supporters in Alaska. Thousands attended, and it has been one of the most successful Black business expos held across the country.
The festivities are always held the first weekend in February in Anchorage, Alaska, to kick off Black History Month and act as a gathering spot for all things Black culture, business, and community. This year’s events were held in collaboration with many community partners and businesses, including the Anchorage Museum, NAACP Anchorage, Ohana Media Group, Next Level Coaching, International Salon Institute, The Di Experience, Waffles and Whatnot, Edutainment Nite Publishing, and more.
Guests included Talib Kweli, legendary rapper and community activist; Carlton Brown, co-founder of FUBU; Alexander Martin, co-founder of FUBU; Keith Perrin, co-founder of FUBU; Antoine Tutt, president of Sales at FUBU/COOGI; Regina Davenport, A Banner Vision; Sheley Anderson, Anderson Law Group; Leslie Jennings, Leslie Jennings Real Estate; Derrick Green, Waffles and Whatnot; Sophia Metters, founder of The Gap Program…