How Ms. Rachel's shout-out covered a Black-owned bakery's rent for a month

Ms. Rachel's Repost Helped This Black-Owned Bakery Make Rent

After the "Songs for Littles" star, invited Black business owners to promote themselves in her Threads comments, Ashley La Bomme-Benson saw a surge in sales.Read more...

How Ms. Rachel's shout-out covered a Black-owned bakery's rent for a month

While scrolling through her Threads feed in early August, Ashley La Bomme-Benson found a post from educator and kids’ advocate Ms. Rachel (real name Rachel Accurso). The post, made on August 11, urged Black businesses or entrepreneurs to share their business with her and her community in the replies.  In subsequent weeks, Ms. Rachel made...