Bringing business and community together
In 2017, Harriet Butler, founder of Promote Black Business, LLC, creator of the Promote Black Business App, and known throughout the community as AJ the Promoter, launched her mission with a single printed ad page featuring 99 Black-owned businesses in the Atlanta area, supported by an online black-owned business directory called Find Local Businesses.
She produced hundreds of promotional videos, introduced business owners across social media, conducted interviews, and hosted community events, all intentionally building momentum, visibility, and unity to foster a community-driven economy.
Every listing, every video, every event became a steppingstone that paved the way to today: the evolution of that early work into the fully developed Promote Black Business App (PBB App), a platform designed to elevate Black-owned businesses, strengthen community commerce, and power sustainable communities within the New Black Economy.
Officers
Chief Communications Officer
Chief Communications Officer
Chief Communications Officer
I am Madam Hempress, an educator, mother, minister, mogul, and alchemist for PBB’s vision. As the Chief Communications Officer, my role is not only to share our mission but to embody it, bridging wisdom with action, faith with business, and spirit with strategy. This work is essential for fostering a community-driven economy where our hea
I am Madam Hempress, an educator, mother, minister, mogul, and alchemist for PBB’s vision. As the Chief Communications Officer, my role is not only to share our mission but to embody it, bridging wisdom with action, faith with business, and spirit with strategy. This work is essential for fostering a community-driven economy where our healing, growth, and unity are sacred. I am dedicated to ensuring these truths are not just spoken but heard, felt, and lived, contributing to our black-owned business directory and supporting sustainable communities.
Chief Training Officer
Chief Communications Officer
Chief Communications Officer
I am Kiara Kris. As a mother, business owner, educator, healer, leader, and philanthropist, I bring passion and purpose to my role as Chief Training Officer for Promote Black Business. My mission is to help build our community—one where we foster a black-owned business directory, promote a community-driven economy, and empower growth to c
I am Kiara Kris. As a mother, business owner, educator, healer, leader, and philanthropist, I bring passion and purpose to my role as Chief Training Officer for Promote Black Business. My mission is to help build our community—one where we foster a black-owned business directory, promote a community-driven economy, and empower growth to cultivate sustainable communities for a thriving future together. As a lover of all things Black, I believe deeply in our vision and in the power of us to rise, prosper, and sustain generational wealth.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY, BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES, SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESS
In 2017, Harriet Butler, founder of Promote Black Business, LLC, creator of the Promote Black Business App, and known throughout the community as AJ the Promoter, launched her mission with a single printed ad page featuring 99 Black-owned businesses in the Atlanta area, supported by an online black-owned business directory called Find Local Businesses.
She produced hundreds of promotional videos, introduced business owners across social media, conducted interviews, and hosted community events, all intentionally building momentum, visibility, and unity to foster a community-driven economy.
Every listing, every video, every event became a steppingstone that paved the way to today: the evolution of that early work into the fully developed Promote Black Business App (PBB App), a platform designed to elevate Black-owned businesses, strengthen community commerce, and power sustainable communities within the New Black Economy.
