A new intergenerational networking group for women of color aims to strengthen economic solidarity within Charlotte’s Black community.

Eunice Dyle, a Monroe native and local real estate broker, launched Charlotte Women of Color in April. She said the idea came from listening to women new to the city who needed recommendations on everything from finding a trusted doctor to supporting Black-owned restaurants.

“People do business with people they know,” Dyle said. “The more they get to know each other as we meet and socialize, that’s where it’s going to grow.”

The organization is gearing up for its second gathering on July 9, featuring Cheryl Tyler as a guest speaker, the first woman of color assigned to the Secret Service’s Presidential Protective Division.

Eunice Dyle, founder of the Charlotte Women of Color networking group.Taylor Jennings-Brown/QCity Metro

According to a 2025 Wells Fargo report, Black women have seen the largest increase in business ownership of any demographic in the U.S. since 2019. Dyle cited that momentum as a driving force behind starting the group, but said awareness hasn’t fully caught up. “We don’t know how many of our dollars are being supported elsewhere,” she said. Her goal is to get women in the same room, learning what each other does, and spending accordingly. “We’re going to support each other,” she said. “We, as a race, a community — we don’t really know our power.”