Find your way

Destinations.

Every place across the newBWS ecosystem, grouped by what you came to do. Each carries an honest status: live and open to anyone, members only, or a sister property still finding its feet.

Find and back a business

The directory and the ways into it.

DirectoryLiveSearch Black-owned businesses by name, category, and city.Buy BlackLiveThe buy-Black movement: find and back Black-owned businesses near you.CollectionsLiveCurated Black-owned brands you can order online.The Black BookshelfLiveBlack-owned bookstores, the banned books, and where to buy them.

Money and ownership

Grow a business and own the network.

OpportunitiesLiveGrants, loans, and competitions for businesses, sorted by deadline.The Co-opLiveHow the member network pays you back.InvestLiveHow members come to own the platform.

Learn and cite

Learning, and the open data behind the work.

The AcademyLivePractitioner-taught learning. Public overview; the courses open to members.Bookstore open dataLiveThe open, citable dataset behind the Black Bookshelf.

For members

Behind the member sign-in.

The WorkMembers onlyMember offerings and opportunities.One RoomMembers onlyThe members' commons.MembersMembers onlyThe member directory.

The wider ecosystem

Sister properties. These leave newBWS.

The LedgerLiveLeaves newBWSA monument to Black American history and enterprise.Banned BooksLiveLeaves newBWSThe banned-books record, on The Ledger.HarvestWaitlist openLeaves newBWSBlack farms meeting institutional tables. The site is up; the marketplace is pre-launch.TheCookoutBy applicationLeaves newBWSThe cultural members club, a separate brand, entry by application.