We are entering a holiday season unlike any other. Across the country, major corporations have quietly abandoned their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) commitments — the same commitments they publicly embraced when it was popular, profitable, and politically safe.

Today, many of those companies have walked away from DEI altogether.

So for Holiday 2025, we’re walking away from them.

The Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce, Urban Mediamakers, and Black Gwinnett Magazine are launching:

NO DEI, NO BLACK DOLLARS — HOLIDAY 2025

From Black Friday 2025 through New Year’s Day 2026, we are encouraging our members, partners, families, churches, nonprofits, and community organizations to redirect holiday spending away from corporations that have eliminated DEI.

Instead, on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 3-10pm in Norcross, GA, we will uplift:

Black-owned businesses
Local small businesses
Creators, artisans, cooks, designers, and service providers
Corporations that are still committed to transparent DEI practices

EVENT VENDORS
-- Andrew Thompson, Art Director + Designer + Illustrator
-- Black Gwinnett Magazine
-- Camrose Creative Services
-- Mary Kay with Renita Seabrook - Independent beauty consultant.
-- Moses-Ragsdale Kitchen
-- Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
-- Zenith Consultants

We invite you to be a vendor during a festive day of delicious food, Black-owned businesses with products and services, joyful community, and holiday giving at "A Taste of Black Gwinnett: Holiday Edition 2025" on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 3-10pm. This is a celebration of culture, gratitude, and togetherness. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors as we kick off the holiday season with soul-ful meals, Black-owned businesses with food, products and services, and powerful community support.

We are feeding youth 12 and under free -- two free youth meals per paid adult meal!

Holiday Giving Initiative

Help us support youth, families, seniors, and single adults throughout Gwinnett County during the holiday season.

Sponsor a Holiday Box If You Can Share

$25 Youth Box
$45 Single Adult Box
$75 Family Box (Family of 4)
$100+ Multiple Families Sponsor Circle

All holiday boxes support the Black Gwinnett Magazine Family Relief Program and the GCBCC Holiday Giveback Initiative.

Help Us With Food Donations

Bring at least 5 canned goods and/or new toys for youth for free admission. This is a family-friendly event.

Purpose & Impact

This event uplifts the community while celebrating the richness of Black culture in Gwinnett County. Proceeds and donations support:

Holiday food boxes
Youth and senior support programs
Emergency family assistance
Local Black-owned entrepreneurs
GCBCC community initiatives

Your presence makes a difference.

VENDORS WANTED!

Exhibit your products and/or services as a vendor during A Taste of Black Gwinnett. Vendors receive a table, two chairs, and marketing by Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce and Black Gwinnett Magazine. For more information on being a vendor at the event, contact Renee at 404.590.4716.

SPONSORS

Presented by Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce, Urban Mediamakers, Black Gwinnett Magazine and Camrose Creative Services.

Contact Renee with questions at 404.590.4716.

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The Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce (GCBCC) organizing committee of this event is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event for all members of the community. We aim to foster cultural understanding and appreciation while offering a space for Gwinnett County businesses and entrepreneurs from the Black diaspora to flourish and gain visibility. Visit the organization at https://blackchambergwinnett.com.

GCBCC, it volunteers, staff, affiliates, and sponsors are not liable for any personal or product injury at this event.