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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mariah Rush

Hyde Park store owner puts Black beauty vendors in space to thrive

Black Beauty Collective, which opened in April in the Hyde Park neighborhood at 5305 S. Hyde Park Blvd., showcases more than 50 Black-owned beauty vendors. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

In October 2022, business owner Leslie Roberson stumbled across a startling fact: Out of all beauty brands, only 2.5% were Black-owned, despite Black shoppers making up 11% of total consumers.

Roberson, a model and owner of a rental linen company, posted a simple callout on her Instagram that would six months later lead to a bustling beauty haven in prime Hyde Park real estate.

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