UM NAACP’s annual Buy the Block promotes Black businesses

Buy the Block art on display for others to glance at and purchase on Feb. 29, 2024. Photo by Bre’Anna Coleman. To close out Black History Month, the NAACP chapter at the University of Mississippi held Buy the Block last Thursday, Feb. 29, giving Black business owners an opportunity to promote their goods and services. Buy the Block is an annual small Black business expo hosted by the UM’s NAACP chapter during Black History Month. The organization invites any Black business owner, regardless of age, to share their talents with the community, promote their businesses and inspire people of color. “This event actually started during my freshman year when I was a community service chair with the NAACP. It’s really nice to see how much it has grown within the past three years,” Meghan Curry, NAACP president and junior public health and health sciences major, said. Over the last three years, Buy the Block has become a staple event for the NAACP, and members look forward to providing a platform for Black business owners. “Buy the Block is super special because it’s a part of NAACP Week and because we get to support Black businesses, and a lot of the...