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Black SD Magazine is working in partnership with the American Cancer Society and Maya’s Cookies to raise the needed awareness for African American women to perform breast cancer screenings early. The mortality rate for African American women is 40% higher than any other raise when diagnosed with breast cancer and that statistic doubles when they reach over the age of 50.  For the month of October we are dedicating all our efforts to help in the fight against breast cancer by participating in the Real Men Wear Pink Challenge by raising funds for the cause, promoting early screening and at home techniques, and providing more...

1. Maya’s CookiesThe Fall Collection is officially here! Each six-pack of cookies contains three of each new autumnal flavor: Drunken Grandma and Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookie. The Drunken Grandma is a boozed-up variety of the classic oatmeal raisin (thanks to rum-soaked raisins), and the Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip is everything you love about a crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside cookie with an infusion of fall spices. Both flavors are available in gluten-free.   Read the full list here

San Diego Based Premier Coffee Roaster partners with three black-owned, female-owned companies to benefit DETOUR, a mentoring program for girls of color.   San Diego, Calif. – Sept. 24, 2020 National Coffee Day is Tuesday, September 29th and Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is focused on more than just coffee. Instead, Bird Rock is celebrating the producers, farmers, exporters, and retail partners who continually strive for better industry outcomes.   “This year we are excited to share a delicious collaboration between three incredible Black-Owned, Female-Owned businesses we've had the pleasure of working with over the years,” says Jeff Taylor, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters President. “We started...

Maya’s Cookies partners with PETA to treat the Stars ahead of Television’s Biggest Night San Diego Based, Black-Owned, Female Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company and International Nonprofit Animal Rights Advocacy organization, PETA, deliver a sweet surprise   San Diego, Calif. – Sept. 17, 2020 Maya’s Cookies has been selected by PETA to be featured in its vegan snackbag given to celebrities ahead of this Sunday’s star-studded event. Maya Madsen, Founder of Maya’s Cookies, said, "I’m pinching myself that our delicious cookies will be part of the Distinctive Assets “Best of Quarantainment” Nominee Gift Bags honoring the year’s best and brightest stars.” Maya's Cookies is America's #1...