Brown Skin Brunchin'

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Brown Skin Brunchin'
Company typeSocial, business networking
Founded2018
FoundersLillian Jackson
Melissa Mason
Website www.brownskinbrunchin.com

Brown Skin Brunchin' is a U.S. networking organization and online platform for women of color. [1] [2]

History

The organization was founded in 2018 by Lillian Jackson and Melissa Mason as a monthly event in Richmond, Virginia, [3] [4] eventually expanding nationally. [5] [2] The company continued to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, hosting virtual events for members. [5]

In 2021 [2] [6] it released a professional and social networking app. [7] Local organizers continued to hold monthly networking events. [8] [9]

By 2022, the company had expanded to 75 cities in the United States and Canada [5] [10] and had 19,000 members. [1]

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