Doing Business in the Black - In 2002 there were more than 28,600 firms in Alabama with black ownership.  Black-owned businesses in Alabama produced $1.75 billion in sales and receipts in 2002.  There are about 2,230 (8%) black-owned businesses that have paid employees.  Many of the other 92% or 26,370 are home based or side businesses.*   

Altogether black-owned businesses in Alabama have an annual payroll of $361 million.  Because there are so many more black-owned businesses than there ever have been in the state, it is likely that more of these can grow into businesses that provide employment opportunities for other people.  Alabama may be poised for a leap to the next level for many black entrepreneurs...*

blackAL.com doesn't have any employees.  Instead we require that everyone who directly works with blackAL.com have their own business for their talent or gift.  In this way we have created another way to recycle money back directly into the commUnity.

Why blackAL.com? Because Alabama has a rich and deep heritage for black people.  The hills sing the songs of those who struggled in their generation so that the ones coming behind them would not have to go through the same struggles.  With more black-owned businesses in Alabama than ever before, someone has to get the word out.  That someone is

blackAL.com  

>  featuring the next black success stories.

 

blackAL.com is a non-profit organization that educates people everywhere about the rich heritage Alabama has in both black history and “black history in the making.” 

Our advertisers and sponsors are visionaries that are committed to using their influence and success to give back to the commUnity and help "the next black success stories.”  These funds and donations are recycled back into the black commUnity in the many innovative avenues and programs that the blackAL.com team has helped put together.  Including:

• The CommUniversity
• College Scholarships
• Educational Programs
• Student Executive Exchange
• Raising CommUnity Awareness
• Mentorship Programs
• Increasing CommUnity Participation
• Black History Education
• The Black Out Tour
• and much much more...

blackAL.com is the premiere online commUnity for black people in the state called beautiful. Our primary goal is to provide information that is pertinent to the African American population of Alabama. It has been designed to help people everywhere to gain a knowledge of and appreciation for the priceless contributions that black people have made and are making in Alabama and around the world.  With more black owned business in Alabama than any other point in history and by the diverse range of programs offered both online and off,  blackAL.com is the number one web community in Alabama for current events affecting black Alabamians.