Mary Blackford of Market 7 wins $150,000 Build Your Legacy Contest Grand Prize
I can’t believe I am just seeing this! What an amazing success story!
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Mary Blackford of Ward 7 who won the $150,000 Grand Prize for the Pine-Sol and ESSENCE Build Your Legacy Contest! I'm so excited for Mary and for what this means to the community! Bravo! May this be a lesson for us all that hard work and passion really does pay off! - The Advoc8te
Market 7 is a community marketplace that features Black-owned businesses in Washington, DC; created for the purpose of alleviating the food and retail deserts in Ward 7.
Founded and led by Ward 7 resident, Mary Blackford, Market 7’s mission is to revitalize and restore the economic stability, holistic health, and the social needs of the residents in Ward 7 by developing sustainable commerce within the community. Over the last 3 years Market 7 has worked with 60 black-owned businesses in the Washington, DC area to create alternative community market pop-ups that includes fresh food, lifestyle products, and home items in Ward 7.
Market 7’s new project is a 7,000 sq ft food hall that will include a community grocery store and several food stall incubations that will represent culinary favorites from across the Diaspora. The objectives of the new food hall are to alleviate food deserts in Ward 7 by creating a marketplace sourced with products and food concepts by Black-owned businesses, promote good health through sustainable lifestyle products, and build an ecosystem of support for entrepreneurs in an effort to cultivate access to educational resources, inspire innovation, and build profitable enterprises.
Market 7’s new food hall is slated to open in 2021.
To learn more, visit www.market7dc.com.