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Meet Jamel Stephens, the entrepreneur behind Oklahoma’s only Black-owned soda company
Get to know Jamel Stephens, who has carved out a unique space for himself as an entrepreneur. He is behind Afropop, Oklahoma’s only Black-owned soda brand. He started his brand drawing inspiration from pioneers like Percy and Hattie James, who founded Jay-Kola in 1918, the state’s first Black-owned soda brand. Stephens grew up in rural…
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History
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Meet Jamel Stephens, the entrepreneur behind Oklahoma’s only Black-owned soda company
Get to know Jamel Stephens, who has carved out a unique space for himself as an entrepreneur. He is behind Afropop, Oklahoma’s only Black-owned soda brand. He started his brand drawing inspiration from pioneers like Percy and Hattie James, who founded Jay-Kola in 1918, the state’s first Black-owned soda brand. Stephens grew up in rural…
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