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Black-owned small businesses you can support in 2022 and beyond

ByRachel Jandak Localish logo

Friday, February 18, 2022

From vegan beauty products to vibrant fashion brands and even delicious barbecue sauce, these Black-owned small businesses are just a few examples of the innovative and unique businesses you can help support this Black History Month and all year long.

BLK Box

Blk Box makes it easy to support Black-owned businesses all year round! Every quarter you'll discover hand-picked, curated lifestyle, dining, bath, body and home goods products, chosen to showcase the amazing things happening in Black business, today.

Blk Box is a subscription box that helps empower, share Black-owned businesses across the US!

Kin Apparel

Where traditional cotton hoodies can make natural hair dry and frizzy, KIN Apparel is a woman-owned sweatshirt brand that makes its sweatshirts lined with satin instead to protect and keep natural hair moisturized.

Where traditional cotton hoodies can make natural hair dry and frizzy, KIN Apparel is a woman-owned sweatshirt brand that makes its sweatshirts lined with satin instead.

Sienna Sauce

After being featured on an episode of Shark Tank, 15-year-old Tyla-Simone Crayton's sauce company, Sienna Sauce, went viral! From sweet and spicy bbq to lemon pepper marinades, there's a Sienna Sauce for every occasion.

She's known as the 'Sauce Boss' and her company, Sienna Sauce is taking the world by storm!

Beaux and Paws

Sir Darius is a young man on a mission: To help shelter dogs get adopted! He created Beaux and Paws, a small business that sells adorable bowties for dogs. With every bow tie purchased, he donates one to a shelter pet, which helps them get seen and adopted by their furever family.

This boy is helping shelter dogs get adopted with adorable bowties!

Soap Distillery

How do you unwind after a long day? Some people take a bath, others enjoy a drink. But this Chicago-based small business is combining both to make their own unique line of booze-themed soaps that smell amazing and make perfect gifts.

Beer and cigarettes never smelled so good! This black-owned soap company makes the unthinkable un-stinkable!

Greatwood Underwear

Greatwood Underwear founder and designer Jermelle F. Pitts has been passionate about quality men's underwear for as long as he can remember. When starting his own underwear line in 2018, the goal was to create a product that was sustainable, eco-friendly, comfortable and fashionable.

Designer Jermelle F. Pitts started Greatwood Underwear to create a sustainable product made entirely in downtown Los Angeles.

Striped Lion Distilling

After traveling far and wide searching for the secrets to the perfect rum, this couple decided to open their own distillery, Striped Lion Distilling.

They traveled far and wide searching for the secrets of delicious rum. Now, this couple is bringing their craft to New Jersey!

Black Bread Co.

These three best friends, all from the South Side of Chicago have partnered up to start the first-ever Black-owned sliced bread company in the world. They strive to inspire others to believe in the power of their own individual contributions to improve the world around them one great idea at a time.

It's the first of its kind. A black-owned gourmet sliced bread company. Three best friends from the South Side of Chicago are making history in the bread industry.

Ni'Abri Beauty

Ni'Abri Beauty is a 100% vegan and cruelty-free makeup brand started by 18-year-old Nia Phillips after her 16th birthday. Instead of asking for gifts, she asked her mom if she could start her own small business. After launching Ni'Abri Beauty with a little help from mom, Nia was featured on the Tamron Hall show and received a $25,000 donation to continue the pursuit of her entrepreneurial dreams.

This teen CEO received a $25,000 donation on the Tamron Hall Show to build her vegan makeup brand!

Kpelle Designs

Gwanyan is a first-generation Liberian-American with a mission: To create jewelry for women to feel inspired, empowered, and educated on the power of embellishing themselves in culture. Her shop, Kpelle Designs, sells beautiful jewelry, head wraps, and accessories that are the perfect accent to any outfit.

"We know there's a lot of Black Americans that don't know where they come from. That's what I want people who wear my jewelry to feel. Feel like this is familiar, like this feels like home."

Bright Black

Bright Black is a Black-owned, family-owned company that pays tribute to Black greatness through beautifully crafted scent products.

Bright Black is a Black-owned, family-owned company that pays tribute to Black greatness through beautifully crafted scent products.

Nude Barre

Nude Barre creates access and representation by providing bodywear that actually matches your skin tone, and strives to make all humans feel seen and heard.

Nude Barre is a company that makes tights for women of all skin tones and sizes.

Uncle Nearest

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is inspired by the best whiskey maker the world never knew, the first African American master distiller on record in the United States, Nearest Green. Uncle Nearest is the most awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019 and 2020, and their three ultra-premium whiskeys have garnered more than 150 awards and accolades throughout the world since the brand's July 2017 debut.

You know Jack Daniel's. Here's the history of the Black man who taught him how to make whiskey that was almost lost.

D'IYANU

Two Nigerian-born siblings are bringing a vibrant mix of traditional African patterns with modern style to their city with D'IYANU, a fashion brand designed to empower people to express themselves in a unique way.

These siblings mix tradition, modern style, and fashion for a good cause!

Melanin Skholars

Taraji and Tajere Cossey love to play like other 9-year-old girls. But these twins from Houston, Texas are also working hard as entrepreneurs. The Cossey sisters started their own vegan makeup company during the pandemic, called Melanin Skholars!