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Citi Trends Announces 2nd Annual Black History Makers Winners
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SAVANNAH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Citi Trends, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN), a growing specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends for way less spend, primarily for African American and Latinx families in the United States, has announced the grant winners of its second Annual Black History Makers program.
Managed by the Citi Trends CITIcares Council, which oversees change initiatives for the company’s customers and employees, the Black History Makers program increases awareness of Black-owned businesses and community organizations, recognizing entrepreneurs who are positively impacting their communities. After considering more than 9,000 inspiring applicants, the program awards ten $5,000 grants to Black business owners doing exceptional work. For 2022, the grant winners are:
Lena Vann – The Black Period(t) Project
Chandra Smith – Prommi-Mommi Foundation
Rekia Beverly – Mrs. Ashbury’s World
Terrance Cecil – Ryans Place Trucking School
Alyson Calloway – The Mamas Movement LLC
Brittney Box – Boxx The Artist
Ahriana Edwards – Vaila
Shayna Sangster – Rise House Fitness Studio
Charita Snow – BLNK SPCE Designs
Ken Walker – K. Walker Collective
David Makuen, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are so inspired by the countless talented Black entrepreneurs in our community and admire their passion for making a difference. Our CITIcares Council deserves a special shout out for increasing the reach of the Black History Makers program and making it easy to apply. Offering these grants has been a truly humbling experience and we look forward to seeing how the program grows in the coming years. Congratulations to all of our winners!”
Citi Trends, Inc. is a growing specialty value retailer of apparel, accessories and home trends for way less spend, primarily for African American and Latinx families in the United States. The Company operates 614 stores located in 33 states. For more information, visit cititrends.com or your local store.
citi trends is a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel, shoes, accessories and home décor for the entire family. our merchandise offerings are designed to appeal to the preferences of fashion & value conscious consumers. our goal is to provide nationally recognized branded merchandise at discounts off department and specialty stores’ regular prices of 20% to 70%. citi trends buyers source merchandise from over 1600 vendors to deliver quality fashion product at outstanding value for our customers. in may 2005, citi trends became a publicly traded company on the nasdaq exchange with the symbol ctrn. citi trends' headquarters are located in savannah, georgia. in addition to the corporate office in savannah, we have one distribution center in darlington, south carolina and another in roland, oklahoma. we have buying offices in new york city and los angeles. we operate 515 stores in 31 states and employ approximately 4500 people.
