The only black owned five star resort and spa in the US.
https://www.salamanderresort.com/forbes-five-star?nck=0319-ppc-forbes-five-star&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn6iVwr6o4wIVQUwNCh2SOQUfEAAYASAAEgLi9PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Now for a little info from an unrelated article.
In 2016, 0.2% of all VC funding was allocated toward startups founded by black women.
“The fact that only 11 startups led by black women have raised more than $1M in outside funding is striking for two reasons: (1) In tech, raising at least $1 million is an indicator that a company is at the later stages of seed funding and is moving from proving the market to growth, and (2) the average amount raised industry-wide by startups that ultimately fail is $1.3 million,” wrote Finney in 2016 about the depressing findings.
Plus, black women received just a tiny fraction of investment compared to startups led by men, which were granted $2.1 million on average. Black women-led startups, on the other hand, have increased by just $6,000 since 2016 to $42,000. But perhaps what is most alarming is that the median funding raised by all black women is $0. This means that the majority of black women-led startups do not raise any money at all.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-women-founders-venture-capital/
These number have improved since 2016. There is really only one way they can go. Up.
Just leaving this here as I was reminded about this article after reading about Salamander Resort.
Every day I read statistics and other information that leads me to believe that reparations aren't only necessary, not having done them already is one of our greatest failures.
I know the content here is a little disjointed but I thought it was worth sharing.
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