SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES
We’ve sourced a list of amazing black-owned businesses for you to discover, including existing NY NOW and emerging brands.
Company Name: T Shanel Beauty
Website: https://tshanelbeauty.com/
Company Name: Tackussanu Senegal
Contact Name: Jasz & Cheikh
Website: https://tackussanusenegal.com/
Company Name: Tai Ceme
Contact Name: Tai Ceme
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Website: https://www.taiceme.com/home
Company Name: Tailored Beauty
Contact Name: Keya James
Address: Atlanta, GA
Company Name: Takara Designs, Inc.
Contact Name: Takara Gudell
Address: Forest Park, Illinois
Website: http://shoptakara.com
Company Name: Taliah Waajid Natural Hair
Contact Name: Taliah Waajid
Address: Atlanta, GA
Website: https://naturalhair.org/
Company Name: Taylor + Tess
Contact Name: Tess Melody Taylor
Address: Dallas, TX
Website: https://taylorandtess.com/
Company Name: Terra-Tory
Contact Name: Kimberly Waldropt
Address: Long Island, NY
Website: https://www.terra-tory.com/
Company Name: TGIN
Contact Name: Chris-Tia Donaldson
Address: Chicago, IL
Website: https://thankgoditsnatural.com/
Company Name: That’s Smoooth
Contact Name: Miguel A. Martinez
Address: Harlem, NY
Website: https://thatssmoooth.com/
Company Name: The Afro Hair & Skin Co.
Contact Name: Ibi Meier-Oruitemeka
Address: United Kingdom
Company Name: The Alyssa Collection
Address: Austell, GA
Website: https://www.thealyssacollection.com/
Company Name: The Artistry of Essential Oils
Contact Name: Valencia McClure
Address: Frisco, TX
Company Name: The Butter Bar Skincare
Contact Name: Kimberly-Chloe Wilson
Website: https://www.mybutterbar.com/
Company Name: The Cristalline
Contact Name: Rashia Bell/Elizabeth Kohn
Address: New York, NY
Website: https://www.thecristalline.com/
Company Name: The Dooplex
Contact Name: Kevin Lyles/Roger Fountain/Jacob Williams
Address: Gary, IN
Website: https://thedooplex.com/
Company Name: The London Grant Co
Contact Name: Tiffany Staten
Address: Atlanta, GA
Website: https://londongrant.com/
Company Name: The Mane Choice
Contact Name: Courtney Adeleye
Address: Madison, AL
Website: https://themanechoice.com/
Company Name: The Ronnie Shop
Contact Name: Garrone Decossard
Address: Bronx, NY
Website: https://www.theronnieshop.com/
Company Name: The Shea Shack
Address: Wallace, NC
Website: https://www.thesheashack.com/
Company Name: The Tee Affect
Contact Name: Tyler Anderson
Address: Hillside, NJ
Website: https://www.theteeaffect.com/
Company Name: The Wrap Life
Contact Name: Nnenna Stella
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Website: https://thewrap.life/
Company Name: The Y By Yusef
Contact Name: Nnenna Stella
Address: New York, NY
Website: https://ybyyusef.com/
Company Name: Touch Body Works
Contact Name: Marcy van Hartesveldt
Address: Oakland, MI
Company Name: Tree Fairfax
Website: https://treefairfax.com/shop
Company Name: Triple O Nail Polish
Contact Name: Symantha Wechie-Onyechi
Website: https://www.ooopolish.com/
Company Name: Uhai
Contact Name: Susan Edwards/Varsay Sirleaf
Address: Chicago, IL
Website: https://uhaihair.com/
Company Name: Uncle Funky’s Daughter
Contact Name: Renee Morris
Website: https://unclefunkysdaughter.com/
Company Name: Undefined Beauty
Contact Name: Dorian Morris
Address: Oakland, CA
Website: https://un-definedbeauty.com/
Company Name: Undefined Collective
Contact Name: Dorian Morris
Address: Oakland, CA
Company Name: Unplugged Essentials
Contact Name: Kevin Rose Jr.
Company Name: UnSun Cosmetics
Contact Name: Katonya Breaux
Address: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://www.unsuncosmetics.com/
Company Name: Urban Hydration
Contact Name: Psyche and Vontoba Terry
Address: Frisco, TX
Website: https://www.urbanhydration.com/
Company Name: Urban Re-Leaf
Contact: Denise Smith
Address: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://urbanre-leaf.com/
Company Name: Vegan Skin
Contact Name: Paul Joseph
Address: Washington, DC
Company Name: Vernon François Hair
Contact Name: Vernon François
Address: Huddersfield, UK
Website: https://www.vernonfrancois.com/
Company Name: Vie Beauty
Contact Name: Jasmine Lewis
Address: Atlanta, GA
Website: https://www.theviebeauty.com/shop/
Company Name: Violet Botanical Skincare
Contact Name: Robbin Turner
Address: Los Angeles, CA
Website: https://www.violetbody.net/
Company Name: VIP Luxury Hair
Contact Name: Ashanti Lation
Address: New Orleans, LA
Website: https://vipluxuryhair.com/
Company Name: VIP Smiles
Contact Name: Dr. Catrise Austin
Address: Flint, MI
Company Name: V-tox Intimate Health & Wellness
Contact Name: Nakea M.
Address: Philadelphia, PA
Website: https://vtoxyourbox.com/
Company Name: Whistling Thorn
Contact Name: Jakki Kerubo
Address: Brooklyn, NY
Website: https://thewhistlingthorn.com/
Company Name: World of Chris Collins
Contact Name: Chris Collins
Address: New York, NY
Website: https://chriscollins.com/
Company Name: Yelle Skincare
Contact Name: Yandy Smith-Harris
Address: Fort Lee, NJ
Website: https://yelleskincare.com/
Company Name: Young King Hair Care
Contact Name: Cora and Stefan Miller
Address: Atlanta, GA
Website: https://youngkinghaircare.com/
Company Name: Yubi Beauty
Contact Name: Adiya Dixon Wiggins
Address: Columbus, Ohio
Website: https://loveyubi.com/
Company Name: Zandra
Contact Name: Zandra Azariah Cunningham
Address: Buffalo, NY
Website: https://zandrabeauty.com/
Amazing & Historic Black Entrepreneurship Stories
Black Wall Street, former byname of the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in the early 20th century African Americans had created a self-sufficient prosperous business district. The term Black Wall Street was used until the Tulsa race riot of 1921. The name has also been applied more generally to districts of African American high economic activity. Read More
Pioneer And Philanthropist In Early Colorado: Traditionally, women’s philanthropic activities were tied to their husband’s wealth, but some women did it all by themselves. A freed slave, Clara Brown established a successful laundry business during the Colorado Gold Rush. She was a black pioneer, the first African American woman in Denver, a community leader and philanthropist. Read More
James Forten offers a fine example of a free black entrepreneur who took advantage of the business opportunities that came his way, channeled them into a considerable fortune, and used his wealth to further the abolitionist cause. Read More
Viola Desmond was a cosmetics pioneer for black women in Atlantic Canada. Following in the footsteps of her father, a Halifax barber, Ms. Desmond started out in business at a time when few beauty schools would accept black students. After training in Montreal, Atlantic City, and New York, she founded her own institution, Halifax’s Desmond School of Beauty Culture, selling her own line of hair and skin products across Nova Scotia. But on one business trip on Nov. 8, 1946, when her car broke down in New Glasgow, Ms. Desmond would become famous for another reason. Read More