A holiday market that has long united Black businesses returns

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Sheila Simmons bought this artwork one year at the BZB “Shop Til Ya Drop” event. (Sheila Simmons)

Every year, back when she worked for the National Education Association, Sheila Simmons would talk to board members who traveled from across the country to Washington for a November meeting.

And every year, she would offer them the same suggestion: If they wanted a cultural experience, they should go shopping.

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