Harvard Stadium hosted the first-ever Essence HBCU Classic football game Aug. 30, where the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers faced the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls. The game marked the first time in over 50 years that two historically Black colleges competed in Boston. 

In light of the racial and societal strains that recent events have augmented, as well as the added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, here are several Boston-based Black-owned businesses and creators to check out.