Community & Culture : Inside Out

Meet James Bloodsaw, proud owner of Just Veggiez, a vegan catering and meal plan/delivery service.   Providing healthy versions of your regular favorite everyday food, James opened his business in 2018.   Macaroni, chicken sandwiches, drumsticks, Korean BBQ, salads, lasagna and even desserts. James confidently believes anything can be turned into a plant based meal.  Just Veggiez is staying innova...

Doctor Sagashus Levingston is the founder and owner of Infamous Mothers LLC, an education, media, and technology company building health and wealth within the context of work & entrepreneurship for a strong community of Black women. For over 5 years, she's been connecting and empowering women who have been stigmatized, then managed to overcome the stigma and do something very extraordinary in...

Meet Kingsley Gobourne, owner of Artemis Provisions, a family owned, farm to table service offering a variety of locally grown meats & cheeses. Today, farmers are very disconnected from the end consumers and not always rewarded for their hard work. Before the products reach a consumer, they go through processing plants, packaging plants, wholesalers, and grocery stores before eventually reachi...

Since 1995 , China Moon has bartended for dive bars, house parties, underground events, celebrity bashes, and fine dining establishments in NYC and the Midwest. She’s an old soul with a heart for gardening, reading, music, dancing, animals, and, putting her passport back in rotation. She holds a degree in Hotel & Restaurant business management, was the Private Dining & Event Manager at The...

Dr. Jasmine Zapata, also known as Dr. Jas, is an author, a community advocate, and the owner of Motivational MD Publishing. A direct descendant of slaves, she felt heavily impacted when learning the repercussions of slaves learning to read, write, or self-educate in any way. Black slaves, if caught trying to read or learn, would be beaten, whipped, or could have fingers chopped off as punishment....

Greg Doby, also known as G!Nx, is the owner of Unidec music, a creative company in Madison, WI offering mentoring and professional services for aspiring artists & producers.  G!Nx is the first producer from Madison, WI to have major label placements.  Notably, one of the beats he wrote was purchased by Lloyd Banks of G-Unit, bringing the midwest sound into New York Hip Hop. The same beat later...

Barbara Boustead, the owner of Mary’s Daughter LLC, offers day to day money management services for seniors and veterans.  Providing peace of mind for her clients and reducing their stress, Mary’s Daughter is the culmination of Barbara’s life mission, which has always been to be of service to others.  The importance of generational wealth and saving for the future is something Barbara instills in...

Raymond Rankins is the owner of a commercial cleaning company called Squeeky Clean LLC.  Offering services that include day porters, stripping and waxing floors, tile and grout cleaningSqueaky Clean now in the pandemic, offers a 360 Degree Electrostatic Spray Sanitizer that kills Covid on contact! Call 608-772-7113 for more information. An entrepreneur at heart, Raymond, along with his wife, ventu...

Madison's Choice for Quality Local Silk Screening! Delivering custom solutions to local business across - Dane County family-owned, community-oriented. You can expect high quality, a comfortable fit, and a comfortable atmosphere. Keon recently launched a new website for DLK Printing in his efforts to expand options for consumers.  Typical turnaround time for a free estimate is 24-48 hours and you...

Jeff Patterson, owner of JP Hair Design, opened up shop in 1998 in a studio by himself. When JP opened, he had been trained for 2 years by iconic local barber, Taylor “Smitty” Smith. Smitty was the first licensed Black barber in the city of Madison.  A quiet leader, Smitty never talked about money–he always talked about community, individuals, and loving people. JP has definitely followed Smitty’s...

Dione Laufenberg is the owner of Swurly. Based in Sun Prairie, Swurly products are available in 5 stores across Madison. Swurly’s flagship product is a 100% mulberry silk hairstyle & preservation bonnet, and they offer much more.  Dione saw a need in the community, and wanted to make self-care fun for her children, so she developed her own products.  Swurly products stand out–offering style, q...

Located on the west side of Madison, WI, Fringe Salon Spa is an amazing Black-owned business. In  February 2021, Fringe is celebrating 11 years serving the Madison area.  Fringe has a family atmosphere for styling hair, skin, and doing nails, but what really shines is the very bubbly and outgoing owner, Lead Stylist, Tamara, also known as T!   Fringe is very conscious to work with local vendors in...