They didn’t wait for permission — they built history instead.
In Hollywood, Florida, Lashawn Flowers and her daughter Shanita Vickers have officially opened Florida’s first Black-owned Shell gas station. What began as a pivot during the pandemic quickly became a breakthrough: the mother-daughter duo secured not one, but two stations in just weeks, reshaping what legacy ownership looks like in South Florida.
From salon owners to energy entrepreneurs, their story is proof that generational wealth can be built in real time — one pump, one bold decision at a time.
Source: thebizkore
