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to B1aQK

B1aQK was birthed on June 9, 2026 — not from a plan, but from a promise. A promise to every melanated soul lost, and every one still fighting to be seen, safe, and free.

A home for connection, collective progress, and solutions created by and for melanated communities—built on leadership, education, entrepreneurship, economic development, civic engagement, and unity.

Together, we build opportunity, legacy, and lasting change.

Discover Our Purpose Stand With Explore Melanated Commerce

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Limited recognition

The first 1,000 approved supporters are helping establish the foundation of B1aQK. Each supporter receives a permanent foundational supporter number recorded in our founding roll.

1st 1K Positions Remaining

Positions Awarded

First 1,000 Supporter badge
Digital certificate
Window decal
Launch features
Early networking invitations
Lifetime recognition

Secure Your Founding Place

In Loving Memory

Their Legacies Live Forever

Remember Them. Say Their Names.

Their names are not history. Their legacy lives through our work.

Read the stories of many others →

We also honor every life whose name we may never know—the enslaved, the lynched, the disappeared, the children in schoolyards, the elders in their homes, the trans sisters, the mentally ill, the innocent, and the beloved. We remember you. We fight for you. We build in your honor.

B1aQK Business Directory

Explore Melanated-Owned Businesses

When more businesses join, it becomes easier for people to find melanated-owned businesses, circulate money within our communities, discover local services, and build lasting connections. Every new listing makes the directory more useful for everyone.

Restaurants
Beauty
Retail
Construction
Health
Tech

Directory categories launching as businesses join

Showcase Your Business

Help Us Build the Directory

Every melanated-owned business deserves the opportunity to be seen, supported, and connected. Tell business owners in your community about B1aQK—from restaurants, contractors, barbers, and stylists to healthcare providers, retailers, nonprofits, professional services, and more.

Know a melanated-owned business? Invite one to join today. One invitation can help a business reach new customers while helping our entire community grow.

Take B1aQK With You

The B1aQK Business Directory app is now available for Android on Google Play. The Apple App Store version is coming soon.

Download the Android App

Recognition

Honoring Our Community

First 1,000 Founders

Permanent founding positions, awarded in order.

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Certified Excellence

Certified businesses honored for sustained excellence.

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B.E.E. Reviewer Recognition

Reviewers honored under their protected alias.

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Our impact

We’re Building the NetworkOur Communities Deserve.

Stronger dollar circulation, easier access to local resources, better-informed neighbors, increased participation, and business relationships that last.