Meet ‘Blapp,’ The New Way To Find Black Businesses In Your Area

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman February 14, 2024 Blapp is the new way to locate and support Black-owned businesses within one’s area across the United States. This Black History Month has those within and allies of the Black community wanting to do more to support a variety of industries. Blapp is a new app catered to making the issue of finding Black businesses and services easier throughout the United States. Created by New York-based comedian Jon Laster, the app founder spoke to CBS Chicago‘s team on how he decided to resolve this growing need to find and support Black-owned ventures. “Everyone wants to help, but you got to help me help you make it easy,” Laster said. “A friend of mine, Margot, introduced me to someone else in Silicon Valley, a friend who was at Google, and said why don’t we try to do it a different way?”  Ranging from bookstores to clubs, and real estate agents to doctors, Blapp is making the quest to find Black businesses in all avenues easier to source. Described as a “Black shopping app,” Blapp is aiding consumers who want to be more conscious about where their dollar is being spent, and want their money to...