From a black-owned comic book store to a book shop that celebrates black authors, see how Project Row Houses is helping small businesses get off the ground.
HOUSTON, Texas -- For almost 30 years, Project Row Houses has served as a catalyst for change in the Third Ward. Not only has the non-profit transformed abandoned homes into socially-engaged art exhibits, it's enriching the community and helping small businesses get off the ground.
"As a comic book reader since I was eight, I've always had a love of comic books," Canady said."You ask any nerd, they will tell you, my fantasy is to own a comic book shop." Gulf Coast Cosmos Comics, a block from Emancipation Park, has a collection that's hard to find anywhere else.
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