Black-Owned Businesses and Organizations to Support
Philadelphia Based Organizations and Publications
Black History Untold - an identity series that explores the importance of a comprehensive Black history education
Black Hippie Art - a platform that empowers Black, POC, female & female identifying creatives & entrepreneurs
The Blockson Collection - one of the nation's leading research facilities for the study of the history and culture of people of African descent
The Colored Girls Museum - a memoir museum, which honors the stories, experiences, and history of ordinary Colored Girls
The Future is Us Collective - a Philly Youth Based All-Inclusive Collective for the community by the community
Land-Based Jawns - an organization that provides education and training to Black, brown, and Indigenous women on agriculture, survival + self-defense, carpentry, and self + community healing
Philadelphia Freedom Schools - an educational organization established in 2006 which PFS grounds itself in the values of educational and cultural democracy, intergenerational servant leadership, and strong community and family alliances
Philly Bailout Fund - an organization dedicated to ending cash bail and freeing those who are incarcerated because they can't afford it
Tessera Arts Collective - a studio, gallery, and nonprofit supporting WOC/NB abstract artists
Treehouse Books - a Giving Library and Literacy Center headquartered in North Philadelphia
Philadelphia Based Businesses
Harrietts Bookshop - Fishtown’s independent bookshop & creative space celebrating women authors, artists, and activists
Philadelphia Printworks - a social justice heritage brand
The Sable Collective - spiritual & holistic wellness boutique
Uncle Bobbie’s - Germantown based Black owned bookshop and café
Yowie - a home and life shop focused on curating small collections from friends, independent artists, and designers
Other Organizations and Publications
Black Girl Magik - a global movement creating safe spaces for Black women and girls (both gen-z and millenials) to voice, listen and encourage each other with unconditional vulnerability and honest acceptance
Black Women Radicals - a Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting Black women’s radical activism
The Body a Home for Love - a tax deductible 501(c)3 nonprofit organization shifting culture around how black women heal from sexual trauma
CRWN Mag - a publication that exists to create a progressive dialogue around natural hair and the women who wear it
Free Black Women’s Library - a mobile library dedicated to centering & celebrating the art, writing & lives of Black women
Free Black Women’s Library LA - Los Angeles’s 1st traveling book swap and pop-up library centering all Black women authors
National Bail Out - a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration
The Nap Ministry - an organization that examines the liberating power of naps and engages with the power of performance art, site-specific installations, and community organizing to install sacred and safe spaces for the community to rest together
SUNU Journal - journal of African affairs, critical thought + aesthetics
Therapy for Black Girls - an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls
Well Read Black Girl - an online community and in-real-life book club hosted nationwide
Womanly Magazine - a health and arts publication providing accessible health information to women and non-binary people
Other Businesses
The Brand Doula - a brand development studio helping forward-thinking startups lead cultural shifts.
BLK + GRN - an all-natural marketplace by all Black artisans
Hanahana Beauty - Hanahana Beauty is a skincare + wellness brand committed to empowering women of color
The Idea Girl - a design studio that collaborates with creative women in business to tell their brand’s story through emotive design that cultivates meaningful relationships and hella cash
Marche Rue Dix - a Brooklyn based cultural concept store and café
Nubian Hueman - DMV based curated goods by people of color
Rayo and Honey - homegoods handcrafted in Brooklyn, combining pop-culture, literature, affirming phrases & a clean design aesthetic
Reparations Club - a concept shop + creative space Curated by Blackness
Sankofa Books - a Black filmmaker-family-owned and operated bookstore and cafe specializing in books, movies and programming about people of African descent.
Wade Store - is a project, not a product, who collaborates with African artisans and creatives. They are strongly devoted to support local, independent, small businesses around Africa to showcase their treasures always made with love and passion.
Other Resources
Black Owned Brooklyn - a curated guide to Black Brooklyn’s people, places and products
Travel Noire - a digital media company serving millennials of the African Diaspora
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