We have the solution
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Markets have
an estimated $3.9 Trillion Buying Power,
only a tiny fraction of that is recycled within our communities
How BWSM helps
- Permanent recycling of money into Black and Brown businesses & communities that will in turn prosper
-Honor our Ancestors by supporting each other economically
-Building the pathway to self community health, safety and legacy
-BWSM can be used when making purchases via debit or credit cards, cash, check or app payments
-BWSM is creating a Black and Brown nationwide community that will prosper all areas of our lives
-A percentage of BWSM profits will be given to various racial equity organizations
-Digital BWSM App coming soon
“I love to use a part of what I make to help others.” – Madame C. J. Walker
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Markets have
an estimated $3.9 Trillion Buying Power,
only a tiny fraction of that is recycled within our communities
How BWSM helps
- Permanent recycling of money into Black and Brown businesses & communities that will in turn prosper
-Honor our Ancestors by supporting each other economically
-Building the pathway to self community health, safety and legacy
-BWSM can be used when making purchases via debit or credit cards, cash, check or app payments
-BWSM is creating a Black and Brown nationwide community that will prosper all areas of our lives
-A percentage of BWSM profits will be given to various racial equity organizations
-Digital BWSM App coming soon
“I love to use a part of what I make to help others.” – Madame C. J. Walker
Meet the Team
E. Clement Swan is the proud descendant of plantation captives Emma and Rufus Clement. Members of the Clement family have been an integral part in the founding and growth of numerous Black companies (ie North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company), HBCU's and Equal Justice movements for over a century.
Swan is a New York native currently living in Durham, NC who attended many New York higher learning institutions; Queens College, Baruch School, City College, and The Fashion Institute of Technology. She holds a degree in Business and Marketing. After working a few years in corporate America’s fashion and marketing industry she formed her own company. With over 40 years of experience in multi-cultural & LGBTQ marketing, she’s one of the first to create and internationally distribute multi-cultural positive image ethnic and multi-gender-products. E. Swan opened the first Black woman owned printing company & bookstore in Jamaica Queens. She Co-Founded SheBiz Magazine, a monthly women's business and political publication; established Motherland Distributors the first Black woman owned bottle water and organic food company with delivery to underserved communities in five boroughs of NYC. In 2004 she organized the 1st National Black Wall Street Conference in Durham, NC which brought together Black millionaires and small businesses. Swan has donated to and worked with social justice advocates and organizations to help build and restore economics, housing, justice & equality for descendants of African captives in America. The most recent being George Floyd Memorial Foundation, Southerners On New Ground (SONG) "Black Women Bail Out", Black Lives Matter, Durham Living Wage, The Trayvon Martin Foundation, Hurricane Katrina, and Haiti Flood Victims just to name a few. Ms. Swan's marketing company client base spans from the small business owner to Who's Who in America and beyond. This extensive list includes President Barack Obama's Campaign, Smithsonian Washington DC, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis, FUBU, Warner Brothers, Jesse Jackson Campaign, African National Congress, Chase Bank, Pan Am Airways, Black Sororities and Fraternities, NAACP, NY and NC LGBTQ Communities, NYC Salsa Soul Sisters, NYC Board Of Education, NYC Library System and Muhammad Ali, who’s director of his snack company called her: "One of the best marketers ever." E. Clement Swan has participated on panels, lectured at schools and universities, been consulted with ie. Columbia University Law School and The Oprah Winfrey Show also published & distributed Black authors as Sam Greenlee. She’s been editorialized in almost every media outlet, including ABC News, NPR, WWRL Radio, Detroit News, Washington Times, NY Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, Essence Magazine, Amsterdam News, Black Enterprise, Sisters Expo, BET, Montel Williams Show, Tony Brown's Journal, NC News & Observer, NC Herald Sun, among countless others. Having done all this, she believes her most significant achievement is the raising of her two accomplished daughters, Ayo Sanderson Wilson, Esquire, and Dara Ebun Sanderson. |
Hannah (she/her) is a North Carolina native who attended Livingstone College and received a Bachelor's in Social Work. Hannah has always taken an interest in providing opportunities for those impacted by systemic racism. She counseled and mentored troubled high school students during her college career and has remained a resource for those within her community experiencing the effects of oppression. Hannah served as Treasurer for The George Floyd Memorial Foundation, Inc, relying on 7 years of experience providing accounting services in the non-profit sector. With a broad range of expertise, including Auditing & Accounting, IT, Marketing, Counseling, Client Services, and Management, Hannah works arduously to identify opportunities to contribute to the economic growth of Black and Brown communities. She believes that being an advocate of change means being supportive, offering guidance, taking care of yourself and others.
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