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YOU GOT THAT TURNER HALL BALLROOM TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT MARKETPLACE? I FEEL WONDERFUL. REALLY WONDERFUL. SUPPORTING THESE SMALL BUSINESSES. SHOPPERS LIKE ROCHELLE WILLIAMS BRAVING THE COLD ELEMENTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE. IVE JUST STARTED LOOKING AROUND, BUT IM PLEASED. PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLACK BLACK HOLIDAY MARKET. THE EVENT BRINGS OVER 40 PLUS BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES UNDER ONE ROOF, WHERE SHOPPERS CAN GET ITEMS THEY NEED AT ONE LOCATION. THE EVENT ALSO BUILDS CAMARADERIE AMONG BUSINESS OWNERS, BUILDING A COMMUNITY. BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER VENDORS AND JUST LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. I SEE A LOT OF BIG MARKETS IN THE CITY, BUT IM REALLY SEEING ONE FOCUS ON LIKE BRINGING A LOT MORE OF BLACK BUSINESSES TOGETHER. TARIQ MOODY WITH HYPHEN, A DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT HIGHLIGHTS BLACK CULTURE, STARTED THE EVENT THREE YEARS AGO, AND HE SAYS SINCE THE EVENT HAS GROWN, THEY HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND. FIRST YEAR WE HAD OVER 1000, A LITTLE LESS THAN 1000. LAST YEAR, HOPEFULLY THE THIRD YEAR IS A CHARM TO GET IT ABOVE 1000. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AMPLIFY THESE BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR PLATFORM AND USE OUR RESOURCES. SO THERES OPPORTUNITY TO JUST NOT ONLY GET THEM, HOPEFULLY SOME MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE THAT GET TO KNOW ABOUT THEM. PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVEN THE YOUNGEST OF ENTREPRENEURS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. IT FEELS REALLY NICE BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL THESE PEOPLE TRYING TO BUY STUFF AND AND ALL IN BIG RUSHES AND EVERYTHING. REPORTING