In 2019, she launched a women’s clothing store, Captivate, at Carolina Place Mall in Pineville, North Carolina. She subsequently opened her second store at the luxurious SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, becoming the only Black woman who owns a storefront at Charlotte’s SouthPark Mall. “Captivate actually means to captivate you, to get your attention, and to keep it,” Washington told WCNC about her store. Before Washington relocated to Charlotte, she owned another clothing store for women called Elle Mari in Atlanta, Georgia. Washington hopes owning a store in the opulent SouthPark Mall could serve as a representation for other Black women and girls to see.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2021 14:33 UTC