About Us

CULTURE Ethnic Shop is a black-female owned company which opened in 2020, with the intentions of bringing people together and providing employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for people of color and those  with mental disabilities.  Two groups who are disproportionately overlooked or denied opportunities for growth  socially and economically.

Culture is deeply rooted, even by mere definition as stated in the dictionary.  Culture is described as "the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, arts..." .  The word culture derives from the Latin "colere", which means to tend to the earth and grow, or cultivation and nature."

Our Mission

We exist to enlighten the minds of all people, through  self discovery, exposure to other cultures, and empowering individuals to pursue their dreams through entrepreneurship.

Nurture...Cultivate...GROW 

 We Do it For The Culture

Lenai P. Clegg is a Business Consultant, Author, Licensed Cosmetologist and Instructor, Certified Sisterlocks Consultant, and NAMI Peer Specialist. She also has over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, including event planning, fundraising, salon & retail business ownership, and after-school programming. 

She holds a B.A. from Mary Baldwin College, and an MBA from Averett University, with additional studies at Morgan State University (HBCU).

Originally from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Roanoke, Virginia, and is the proud mother of one son, Kyree.