Montreal entrepreneur, talk show host promotes Black businesses
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Antoine believes Black businesses, cultures, artists and professionals need more visibility and support to help them succeed.
Keithy Antoine is the founder and co-owner of Espace Urbain, a boutique at the St-Hubert plaza based on the concept of a co-op.
“But that’s one of the things I do,” she said, pointing to a long list of projects she’s involved with.
“I’m also the founder and director of the organization Union Urbain,” which she said is partly responsible for organizing the annual Afro Urbain festival which celebrates the cultures and arts of peoples of African descent.
Antoine is also an artist, TV host and DJ.
Her aim with all of these projects, the single mother of two pointed out, is to give more visibility to Afro-descendants.
“To be where you’re not expected,” she stressed.
She believes Black businesses, cultures, artists and professionals need more visibility and support to help them succeed.
Ceendy Mostova, her business partner, agrees, saying ignorance is a huge barrier and more needs to be done to normalize Black cultures and enterprises.
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