In the next two months, her entire life flipped upside down: Her engagement ended, leaving her on public assistance as a single parent of three, which she considers her “rock bottom.” So she went into fight mode, even pitching a tent in her living room to rent on Airbnb for extra income. Eventually, she began printing T-shirts. After early ideas flopped, her “Made by a Black Woman” designs took off, fueled by word of mouth, social media, media placements, and an eye-catching and impactful patented design modeled after the “Made in America” logo.
