2020 been trying us! I came into this year so optimistic with the motto “2020 perfect vision” but instead its been a blur full of trauma. The most recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, etc. caused us to come together and fight for justice while making our voices be heard. So many of us showed up to protest, signed petitions, donated money, and used our platforms to let our voices be heard. We are tired! The black community been fighting for years to show up in spaces where we aren't accepted while trying to break barriers. Brands showed us their true color during these tragic times. Some showed up for our culture and some showed us they don't give a damn about us just our money. If brands truly support us they shouldn't be afraid to let their voices be heard and take action. We don't want brands to just love our black culture we want brands to love black people. Brands need to care about the things that affect our community especially if they want to work with us or want us to spend our dollars. Now is the time to show up and show out. I put together a list of black-owned brands in multiple different categories for you to support. Spending our dollars in the black community will allow us to show up and let them know we can create our own lane and still succeed. We have been fighting for diversity and equality for years. Black people have to work ten times harder in order to achieve success so why not take over the industry. Make sure you invest and spend your dollars with companies that will always show up for you and your culture.

BLACK OWNED BRANDS TO SUPPORT IN HOME DECOR

MODISH DECOR PILLOWS

Modish decor is based in New York City and was created by Chantal Bradley. She provides luxury pillows, coasters and candles that can be styled in a office setting or your home. Chantal Bradley always had a passion for interior design and used her skills to create Modish Decor Pillows in 2015.

Alexandra Winbush

The Alexandra Winbush is based in Brooklyn, New York by Brittney Winbush. Lets just say this is a self care package delivered right to your door. Every order comes with a candle, playlist and tea. You set the mood you want <3

ELLE GIBSON DESIGNS

Elle Gibson Designs create globally inspired fabrics, wallpapers and decor accessories that have an artisan feel and hand to them.  Their fabrics and wallpapers are printed in the US on natural cottons and linens.

GAVIN LUXE

Gavin Luxe is based out of San Diego, California and was established to share the benefits of sensual aromatherapy through a range of finest quality natural oils. They use natural ingredients to create their products. Here are some of the products they offer: candles, body mist, sage, hand spray and hand cream.

BLACK OWNED BRANDS TO SUPPORT IN FASHION

HANIFA OFFICIAL

Hanifa is a contemporary Ready-to-Wear apparel line for Women Without Limits. They offer colors and textures that cater to the natural curves of a woman's physique. They offer sizes from 0-20.

SHARDAISY

Shardaisy is an online boutique for women offering sizes S-2X. Shardae is the owner of the brand. She is obsessed with fashion and she loves to create different styles that will allow women to feel confident.

STEBRANDS

Stebrands is an online boutique founded by Stephanie who brings you the best trends of the highest quality for women. The boutique focus on promoting the message of owning your style and making sure every place you walk is a runway.

ZIVA US

Ziva US is an online jewelry brand founded by Sakiyna Jones and Tyler Montgomery. The brand was created for the fashion girl that don’t want to stick to one style. Ziva wants everyone to stay poppin while making the world a better place. 10% of their proceeds goes to charities.

RIOT SWIM

Riot Swim is a sexy, luxe, minimalistic swimwear line founded by Monti Landers. The swimwear is very versatile and can be worn on a girls trip or a family trip.

BLACK OWNED BRANDS TO SUPPORT IN BEAUTY

RANGE BEAUTY

Range Beauty is a makeup line created out of a need for more diverse shades and less toxic ingredients. The founder Alicia Scott noticed a lack of shades while she was working in the fashion industry. During photoshoots and runway shows numerous of brands used ingredients that inflamed her eczema and acne. So she wanted to create a line that not only provide makeup but skincare benefits.

THE LIP BAR

The Lip Bar is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand that exists to help change the way you think about beauty. The founder Melissa Buttler started making lipstick in her kitchen because she believed beauty shouldn’t compromise health and she was determined to change the way people viewed beauty.

LAW BEAUTY ESSENTIALS

Law Beauty Essentials is a vegan nail polish line based in Brooklyn, NY. The founder Tanisha Lawrence used her knowledge from working at fortune 500 companies and the beauty industry to create her own cosmetic line. Law beauty Essentials is inspired by women from all around the world, and encourages expression, statements and women empowerment.

PROPA BEAUTY

Propa Beauty is a makeup line founded by Victoria Ndeshimana Fazio. She created this line to empower women to look and feel their best. She no longer want women of color to go on a journey of mixing colors to fit the right shade so she created a lipsticks that was suitable for our skin tones.

MENTED COSMECTICS

Mented Cosmetics was founded by KJ Miller and Amanda Johnson. After struggling to find the perfect nude lipstick to match their skin tone this led them to create their own. All of their beauty products is perfectly pigmented to match the skin tones for women of color.

BLACK OWNED BRANDS TO SUPPORT IN SKIN/BODY CARE

BLACK GIRL SUNSCREEN

Black Girl Sunscreen was founded by Shontay Lundy. She created this sunscreen line for women of color. Shontay made sure this product rubs on evenly without leaving that white residue casper look. She created this line free of chemicals and instead used ingredients that will moisturize and shield our melanated skin from the sun.

BASE BUTTER

Base Butter is a skincare product line founded by She’neil and Nicolette . They created this brand to help make skincare easy for oily and combination skin. This brand is known to have the #1 Aloe Vera moisturizer.

URBAN GLOW COSMETICS

Urban Glow Cosmetics is a natural skin care company founded by India Green. India discovered her passion for natural beauty while working on a project her freshman year in college. This project revealed to her the lack of quality skincare in urban communities and the overly marketed chemical based products. She wanted to create products that not only enhanced the overall health of ones skin, but are affordable for her peers.

THE HONEY POT CO

The Honey Pot Co is a plant based feminine care line that offers natural washes, wipes, tampons, pads, and panty sprays. The founder Beatrice Dixon was suffering from bacterial vaginosis for over 6 months and couldn’t find a solution. Every ingredient was made with a purpose to maintain a healthy vagina.

SKIN DEEP BODY CARE


Skin Deep is a vegan and plant based body care line that offers body scrubs, washes and souffles. The founder Dominique discovered how difficult it was to find a healthy and effective product to treat her eczema prone skin. This led her to create her own. She aimed for a product that will not only treat her eczema but a product that wouldn’t harm her skin.