Celebrating Black History Month
As Black History Month comes to a close, we wanted to share a list we previously compiled of ways you can support businesses owned by black womxn and amplify their work.
We compiled this list through research of our own, as well as suggestions from our Facebook group. Do you have something to add? Send us an email!
Bank with the country’s largest black-owned bank, OneUnited Bank.
If you manage payroll or run a company, audit your employees’ salaries and find out if they lack pay equity.
Listen to Journey to Launch, a financial independence podcast run by Jamila Souffrant.
Read Michelle Singletary’s personal finance column in the Washington Post.
Follow black writers on Twitter and support their writing, whether that’s sharing their work or buying their book. We’re big fans of:
Audie Cornish, a co-host of NPR’s "All Things Considered"
Monica Drake, assistant managing editor of The New York Times
Robin Givhan, fashion critic for The Washington Post
Jemele Hill, staff writer at The Atlantic, podcast host
Morgan Jerkins, senior editor at Zora, a medium publication for women of color, and author of This Will Be My Undoing
Dana L. Oliver, beauty director of Yahoo Lifestyle
April D. Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks
Elizabeth Wellington, lifestyle columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer
Donate to black politicians’ campaigns and Higher Heights.
Purchase cute goods for your apartment from Rayo & Honey, which are handcrafted in Brooklyn and combine pop culture, literature and a clean design aesthetic.
Add some spice to your food with Basbaas, an authentic, packaged Somali line of hot sauces and chutneys currently available in the United States.
Use the Official Black Wall Street app to find local businesses owned by people of color.
Cook a vegan recipe from Sweet Potato Soul, a blog and cookbook created by Jenné Claiborne.
Support Black Girls Code, which encourages girls of color to enter STEM fields, with a financial donation or by volunteering to help at an event.
Read (or listen to!) On She Goes, a digital travel platform and podcast encouraging confident travel for women of color.
Learn about bitcoin and cryptocurrency from @bitcoinlady, who founded Satoshicentre.
Take a hip hop-inspired cycling class at Spiked Spin in New York.
Buying beauty products? Consider only buying from companies with inclusive ranges of foundation and concealer colors. Fenty Beauty and Pat McGrath Labs are both owned by women of color. Mented Cosmetics is also an awesome option. Purchase KAIKE products, which are tailored to women of color but will make everyone smell nice.
Same goes for bras and underwear. Nubian Skin and Naja offer options in an inclusive range of colors.
Check out Navabella, a range of non-toxic candles made by a mother for her daughter.
Buy a gift for your bestie at Etsy shop Dream Heaux Apparel, which sells rolling papers, t-shirts, and pins.
