Draze hosts ‘Building Black Wealth’ forum with Seahawks legends

Sep 2, 2020, 7:37 AM | Updated: 10:20 am

KIRO Newsradio staff

In a celebration of Black businesses, Seattle rapper Draze hosted a live virtual marketplace Tuesday night, featuring former Seahawks Cliff Avril, Marcus Trufant, Jordan Babineaux, Justin Forsett, and more.

The discussion, titled “Building Black Wealth” after the namesake of Draze’s first release off his African American album, centered on products from Black-owned businesses like Blk Sunflower, Hustle Clean, Empowered Holistic Health, Seattle Sorbets, and Avenue South.

You can watch the full forum, aired Tuesday night on KIRO Radio’s Facebook page, above.

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