“I wish to present folks that you just don’t should be a cut-throat individual to achieve success,” stated Founding father of The Black Bouquet LA, Meagan Faison. “I’m very very like an everyday woman who God is blessing in my enterprise. By God’s grace, we’re all doing it.”
Each Black and girl based, The Black Bouquet LA is “giving Black LA its flowers,” showcasing the presence of Black unity, the colourful tradition and wealthy neighborhood throughout Los Angeles, California. In a single 12 months alone, Faison has attained a scaling neighborhood, spotlighting Black occasions, companies and experiences.
After transitioning from the bustling Black presence in North Carolina to the spacious communities of Los Angeles, Faison devoted herself to constructing The Black Bouquet LA to be the useful resource she as soon as wanted to get “plugged into Black tradition and the Black communities.”
“I come from a information background – I like writing, discovering tales and researching, and guardian that with the truth that my associates have been all the time on the lookout for enjoyable issues to do with Black folks -like “The place are the Black folks going to church?,” “The place are the Black folks consuming at?” – it appeared like a pure factor to deliver these two worlds collectively of researching and storytelling and amplifying Black tradition and showcasing the sweetness and selection that we now have right here in Los Angeles,” Faison expressed.
Inside one 12 months, The Black Bouquet LA garnered over 30k followers on Instagram alone, establishing itself as a reliable useful resource to amplify all issues Black LA. With religion as her basis, serving as her nourished soil permitting her to blossom, Faison expresses her steady gratitude to God and strives to keep up religion as the muse of her enterprise.
“The core of me and what I do is love and connection – I would like every part that I do to be a mirrored image of Christ and his love for folks and I wish to present that like to folks,” stated Faison. “I wish to create bonds of affection between folks and I wish to construct love for the Black neighborhood right here in LA.”
As Faison continues to scale her enterprise, reaching a rising neighborhood of Black folks in Los Angeles, she hopes to go away a legacy of effort and dedication to the expansion of LA’s Black neighborhood for years to return.
“I would really like folks to think about the Black Bouquet not simply as one thing the place you discover enjoyable issues to do, however as one thing that could be a half fixture locally,” stated Faison. “We do enjoyable stuff, however we additionally spotlight essential folks locally, we offer you essential info that it’s best to find out about your neighborhood and issues which are occurring with our neighborhood.
As The Black Bouquet LA continues to scale, maintain your ears open for the entrepreneur, journalist, and visionary, Meagan Faison. To attach and help The Black Bouquet LA, go to their Linktree to comply with them on Instagram, Tiktok and find any upcoming occasions spreading the guts of Black LA.
