Black business owner strives for 'reverse gentrification'

Derrick Faulcon opened up a donut franchise, Cloudy donut, after spending 11 years in prison. All three of his shops are in predominately white neighborhoods between Baltimore and New York City. In fact, he’s the first black business owner in Brooklyn Heights. Faulcon joined guest host Paola Ramos on American Voices to discuss.
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#CloudyDonut #BlackBusiness #Gentrification

[@mikejones5364]

Good For Him, Now let just call us all Americans. Not a black business owner, how about just a business owner.

[@velomobileusa8293]

I needed my daily dose of race hustling

[@commonsense3632]

I'm glad to see he was successful; and got his life together. Good thing he didn't build his donut shops in the hood as they would have been robbed daily and eventually burned down in the name of some victim criminal.

[@Channel--Ai]

Reverse gentrification is how the place went to crap in the first place .

[@T.Z.M4N]

This is what freedom to succeed is all about.Good luck sir.

[@egeehaque9016]

First Black business owner in Brooklyn Heights?? Wow. I'm glad he started his own franchise. Definitely will check it out. Always looking for a good dessert.

[@Les_Grossman_Ego]

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[@bonnieprice9482]

Based on the many lies from trump..

[@ChrisMusumeci-fu8ig]

Msnbc gets weird on the weekends

[@davidrhinehart7764]

But LeBron says a black man just can't make it in this racist country.

[@anonymouslee8287]

How?...He has a school, in Ohio!...

[@insertnamehere5809]

Isn't that called Camden, New Jersey?

[@richyp64]

As a wyt ally, I take an knee in support of what you are doing. It's a small step in dealing with the guilt I feel for the past wrongs.

[@DisaffectedLiberal]

did you use to be a racist or something?

[@livefreedrivenh6067]

Oh God please tell me this is sarcasm

[@unname8880]

@@livefreedrivenh6067 there is nothing wrong with truth.

[@dragonfly3816]

@Un Name truth - Black slaves were sold to European Settlers by Black Slave Traders. 💯

[@ronniefaulcon2279]

Powerful 🤜🏽🤛🏽

[@chriskane8808]

👍 Awesome! Good direction.

[@journeyman378]

This is a joke, he is competing against people whose parents are grandparents got all the help from government. He can't compete with people that get 200,000 and 500,000 in inheritance!

[@bonnieprice9482]

Good.. !!!

[@PippyLongstalking]

yes. we must re-ghettoize.

[@agenttechrx]

That's beautiful and blessing to Black pro Owners... Go for brother you're not the only been breathing the tasks... Like Thurgood Mashall... Keep breathing the the dream brother... Mazel Tov,JLeo 🐆

[@winstonsmith6607]

Donuts? Okay. Meanwhile, there's been another mass shooting in Tennessee. But let's talk about racist donuts. wtf?!

[@mtomnimedia]

🙏

[@reneekad]

Seems like the piano is important and this was handled very poorly. Thank you for doing what you can to keep me out until I’m out of hostage.