Melanin Market turns Eastside street into economic engine for Black businesses | Black History Month

One grassroots idea in Jacksonville’s Historic Eastside has grown into a movement that has uplifted Black-owned businesses, brought families together, and turned A. Philip Randolph Boulevard into an economic engine for years. Dawn Curling, Melanin Collaborative Group CEO, is the woman behind the Melanin Market, which has been bringing the community together for nearly a decade.