#NationalBlackBusinessMonth #WestIndiesCigarCompany #CarlosCValle #GreensboroNC #DurhamNC We've got a smokin' hot post for you today (Veronica had to put this pun in). If you are a cigar conniseur, then you might be familiar with #JCNewman, #DutchMasters, or #HaveATampa... but we know you've never heard of the West Indies Cigar Company. This Black owned cigar company was headed by #CarlosValle, who was born in #PuertoRico. Valle initially formed the company pre 1920 in #NewYo

#NationalBlackBusinessMonth #OTD On this day, the #NationalNegroBusinessLeague was founded August 23, 1900 in #BostonMA by #BookerTWashington, who served as the organization’s first president. The League was renamed the National Business League in 1966, which remains in operation today. The NBL is currently celebrating its quasquicentennial (125th) anniversary in 2025. The organization’s goal was to promote African American businesses, which included doctors, farmers, crafts