14 Black-Owned Businesses to Support This Black History Month

Every Black History Month, we reflect on the past. However, it is equally important to support the Black-owned businesses shaping our present and future. These Black-founded ventures do more than sell products. They preserve culture, create opportunities, and reinvest in our communities and thus deserve our support.

Here are 14 Black-owned businesses that embody the spirit of Black excellence and resilience.

1. Grassrootz Bookstore

More than a bookstore, Grassrootz is a cultural sanctuary. Specializing in African-American literature, it serves as a community hub for education, dialogue, and cultural preservation. It echoes the legacy of Black bookstores as centers of resistance and learning.

2. GANGGANG

GANGGANG is changing how Black art is funded, protected, and celebrated. As a cultural development firm, it supports Black artists through advocacy and economic opportunities. It ensures creativity is empowered and not exploited.

3. kweliTV

Often described as “Netflix for Black stories,” kweliTV offers films and series rooted in the global Black experience. It serves as a reminder that our stories do not need mainstream approval to be powerful or profitable.

4. Black Connect

Black Connect strengthens the backbone of the Black economy by connecting entrepreneurs, professionals, and small businesses. Its mission is simple but vital: collaboration over competition, ownership over dependency.

5. Cross Colours

A cultural icon of the 1990s, Cross Colours remains deeply rooted in Black youth culture and social justice. The brand’s message, “Clothing Without Prejudice,” still resonates in today’s conversations about identity and equity.

6. SheaMoisture

What started as a family remedy is now a global brand focused on textured hair and melanated skin. SheaMoisture continues to invest in Black communities through entrepreneurship programs and heritage storytelling.

7. Walker & Company Brands (Bevel)

Founded to solve grooming problems overlooked by mainstream brands, Bevel redefined men’s health and beauty products for people of color. It shows that culturally specific services can transform entire industries.

8. Brooklyn Tea

Brooklyn Tea blends wellness with community care. Known for premium teas, the brand emphasizes collective healing, which is deeply woven into Black traditions around rest, ritual, and resilience.

9. Slutty Vegan

Slutty Vegan is a cultural phenomenon. Beyond its bold branding and plant-based menu, the restaurant has become a symbol of Black entrepreneurship, community support, and creative freedom.

10. The Honey Pot Company

The Honey Pot was founded to address health gaps that Black women often face. It creates plant-based feminine care products while investing in community hygiene partnerships and health education.

11. Be Rooted

Be Rooted turns stationery into affirmation. With culturally inspired planners and notebooks, the brand uplifts women of color and encourages intentional living, goal-setting, and self-expression.

12. Harlem Candle Co.

Each candle in Harlem Candle Co. tells a story. Inspired by Black history, music, and cultural movements, Harlem Candle Co. transforms memory and legacy into luxury experiences.

13. Sole Folks

Sole Folks is part retail space and part incubator designed to elevate Black designers, artists, and entrepreneurs. It represents the future of collaborative Black-owned marketplaces.

14. The Lip Bar

The Lip Bar challenges narrow beauty standards with bold colors and inclusive messaging. The brand also publicly supports social justice movements, linking beauty with advocacy.