'We don't have too many Black superheroes where I come from.'
CHICAGO â A former college football player has opened a small business incubator for young Black and Brown men in Chicago to help them become successful students, employees, or business owners.'I can relate to him because we don't have too many Black superheroes where I come from,' said Jaurice Winston, referring to Walter Mendenhall, a former college football player who now gives back to his community.
'Just a lot of markup in materials and raw materials. And we were no longer able to buy the product and sell it at a reasonable price. So Co-LLAB is a solution to that where let's make our own products,' Mendenhall said. The South Side incubator is for creatives of color developing businesses in the arts, entertainment, and retail.Members will have access to machinery to print and manufacture their products.More than 20 people have been on the waitlist to join Co-LLAB.
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