‘Rhythm and Blooms’: Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market highlights local Black businesses

As shoppers perused pop-ups at the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market, passersby could see Tony Johnson and Greg Bailey laughing and effortlessly engaging customers in conversation. Friends since childhood when they grew up going to church together, they achieved a new milestone in 2019: business partners.  Johnson, the founder of Krio Skincare, approached Bailey with the idea at a Christmas party in 2019. Now, the two work together on the brand, with most of the ingredients sourced from Sierra Leone, inspired by Johnson’s Sierra Leonean roots. Jonhson said they emphasize a traditionally African plant-based approach to skincare and aim to make skincare more approachable for men.  Johnson and Bailey were among the 30 vendors at the fifth annual Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market, an event highlighting local Black-owned businesses. There are typically six Seaport x Black Owned Bos. markets in a year. May 19 kicked off the 2024 season, themed, “Rhythm and Blooms” with the last one being October 20. Although some vendors may return to more than one market a year, each market typically offers a new selection of businesses.   Toward the entrance of the “Rhythm and Blooms” market sat Dominique Dixon, owner and designer of Mahogani...