The strategist created a directory of over 75 black-owned businesses you can support in seven different categories: beauty brands, bookstores, clothing and accessories, food and drink, fitness, home décor, and gift shops and beyond
Interior space curated and designed by BLK MKT Vintage. Photo: BLK MKT Vintage There are lots of ways to support the struggle against police brutality. You can donate money to a local, grassroots organization. You can join a protest, if you feel you can do so safely. You can educate yourself and, if you are white, talk to other white people about racial justice.
BeautyStat Cosmetics Ron Robinson worked as a cosmetic chemist for big beauty brands like Lancôme, Clinique, and Estée Lauder for decades before launching BeautyStat. After just a few weeks of daily use, their vitamin C serum helped me fade some dark marks caused by early quarantine stress picking, and they also have an eye cream I’m itching to try. —Dominique Pariso
Hanahana Beauty Hanahana Beauty, founded by Abena Boamah-Acheampong, is a clean beauty brand that sustainably sources its shea butter and pays double the fair-trade price to their suppliers. Their shea butter comes in a variety of scents, including vanilla lavender, amber vanilla, and eucalyptus, but lemongrass is a favorite of Strategist beauty writer Tembe Denton-Hurst, because “it literally smells like summer.” They also make a face scrub, lip treatment, and an exfoliating bar. —D.P.
OUI The People A body-care company, founded by Karen Young, that makes the nicest reusable, direct-to-consumer razors I’ve ever seen. They also sell a body gloss, a gel-to-milk in-shower moisturizer, and bikini line masks. —D.P. Uoma Beauty Sharon Chuter, a former beauty executive, started Uoma to bring more diversity to the world of beauty. I recommend their foundation, which has one of the largest shade ranges on the market. —C.A.
Harriett’s Bookshop Named after Harriet Tubman, this bookstore in Philadelphia’s Fishtown specializes in books by women authors. Anya Lust Anya Lust is a luxury lingerie e-commerce business, founded by Krystle Kotara. On the site you’ll find pieces from a range of smaller high-end lingerie designers, as well as links to sign up for Sensual Yoga and Tantric Date Night workshops.
Cool and Casual Studios One of the shops I found through Firstman’s Instagram story, Cool and Casual Studios, is a Los Angeles–based shop that offers a mix of vintage and independent designers. You’ll find breezy striped linen shirts and ideal pairs of stonewashed vintage jeans. Kutula by Africana When we talked to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors about the things she can’t live without, dresses from Los Angeles clothing store Kutula by Africana were high on the list. “I grew up in Los Angeles and I used to go to this African store when I was maybe 18, 19, 20 years old, but they never had clothes for young people. I would go in because I liked the fabric, but I didn’t like the styles,” Cullors told us.
Nandi Naya I came across this brand from Tahirah Hairston’s Instagram stories. Founded by Hleziphansi Zita, this line of architectural jewelry is elegant and sculptural — each piece reminds me of something you’d find in a museum, and the prices for the sterling silver and gold plating are reasonable.
Post-Imperial Included in Throwing Fits’s post of businesses, menswear brand Post-Imperial was founded by designer Niyi Okuboyejo in 2012. According to Post-Imperial’s site, the fabrics used in their garments are treated in Nigeria using a hand-dyeing process called Adire, which involves first hand painting the fabric with a dye-resistant wax, and then dipping the fabric in dye — the process results in gorgeous naturally dyed textiles with patterning.
Slashed by Tia I came across New York–based designer Tia Adeola’s brand on my Instagram discover page and immediately loved her Renaissance-inspired designs. Adeola launched the line from her dorm room at The New School , and since then her iridescent puff-sleeved ruffle crop tops have been worn by everyone from SZA, to Dua Lipa, to Lizzo, to Gigi Hadid.
Tree Fairfax Minimalist leather-goods brand Tree Fairfax offers timeless cross-body bags, belts, totes, and waist bags in rich shades of mahogany, cognac, black, and russet. Basbaas Foods Hawa Hassan’s Basbaas hot sauces, which are inspired by her mother and feature the flavors of her native Somalia, can be used as a marinade, a base for a salad dressing, even just spread on a piece of toast. Kerry Diamond, editorial director of Cherry Bombe, once told us that the green coconut cilantro chutney, in particular, “makes everything taste better and brighter.”
Maison Noir Wines André Hueston Mack, the former head sommelier at Per Se, founded Maison Noir Wines, which offers 11 different types of Oregon-grown wine, a line of apparel, and ships bottles to 31 different states. Whetstone Magazine Whetstone Magazine — along with its weekly podcast Point of Origin — was founded by food writer Stephen Satterfield with the mission of expanding empathy through food, covering everything from Canto-Western diners in Hong Kong to communal ovens in Morocco. It should be required reading for all chefs and foodies, according to cookbook author Priya Krishna, who says the magazine’s diverse and global vision “reminds us that we are all more alike than we are different as eaters.
Black Girls Run Founded in 2009 to promote fitness and end the obesity epidemic among black women, this running group now has chapters in dozens of cities and offers training and community to both beginner and experienced runners. If you’ve ran any major race in the past decade, you’ve likely seen runners sporting their black-and-pink gear. They also have a philanthropic arm supporting black women’s health that you can donate to directly.
Home Décor In researching black-owned home décor business, we consulted existing lists on websites and publications including Shoppe Black, Essence, and the Maria Antoinette, and also talked to our writers, editors, and friends about the businesses they patronize when outfitting their homes. —Lauren Ro
Bolé Road Textiles Bolé Road Textiles, started by Brooklyn-based interior designer Hana Getachew, offers handwoven goods including pillows, rugs, and other linens, all made by artisans in Ethiopia. Pottery by Osa Osa Atoe started Pottery by Osa with a pottery wheel in her New Orleans kitchen after taking community pottery classes in 2013. Her one-woman operation is now based in a Baton Rouge studio, and she sells her earth-tone bowls, mugs, pitchers, and vases via Etsy. Ten percent of her sales are donated to the Baton Rouge Food Bank and the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, and she takes custom orders too.
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