Two who wanted to do more made a Green Book of Tampa Bay’s Black-owned businesses
In Tampa Bay Times, co-founders Hillary Van Dyke and Joshua Bean reflected on how a simple idea grew into the Green Book of Tampa Bay, a digital directory of Black-owned businesses—from real estate and restaurants to cultural institutions—designed to help people intentionally support and circulate dollars in the Black community. The article highlighted how the project started with a shared desire to do more and has since grown into a robust resource with hundreds of listings