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Buy Black, it's the best way to fight back
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Economic boycott is the only way to make oppressors sit up and listen.
Compiled below is a list produced by 'Buy Black Economics' who aim to help and foster black communities through economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. They have an informative facebook page, with links to some of their community work - FaceBook Link BLACK OWNED ALTERNATIVES TO MAJOR BRANDS Emerging Black-Owned Business Cookies Ms. Field’s Cookies Favorable Treats favorabletreats.com Energy Bars Kind Bars Nature Valley Bars Power Bars Loadebar https://www.loadebar.com/www Bath and Beauty Products Dove Lime Green https://brooklynlimegreen.com/ Nubian Heritage https://www.nubianheritage.com/ Shea Moisture http://www.sheamoisture.com/ Pooka Pure and Simple http://www.pookapureandsimple.com/ Belle Butters http://www.bellebutters.com/category/skincare Camile Rose Naturals http://www.camillerosenaturals.com/ Karen’s Body Beautiful – Hair products for natural hair by a Bed Stuy native – available at Target http://www.karensbodybeautiful.com/ Ixora Botanical Beauty http://ixorabotanicalbeauty.bigcartel.com/about Nuekie – Natural skin care for dry skin formulated by a black woman chemist http://www.nuekie.com/ The Mane Choice – Hair vitamins and hair products http://www.themanechoice.com/ Naturally Me – Vegan Body Products for Dry Skin www.naturallyme.us Sheamakery – high end bath products that look like desserts http://www.sheamakery.com/ Gift Baskets Wine and Country Gift Baskets Taikun Cos , LLC Riding Hood Baskets http://ridinghoodbaskets.com/ Bookstores Barnes and Nobles Hueman Bookstore http://www.huemanbookstore.com/ Special Interest Books by Black Publishers Penguin books Kids Simon and Schuster Just Us Books – Publisher and Distributor of books for children of color http://www.justusbooksonlinestore.com/ Independently published books for teens and adults include Afro-State of Mind by Lurie Favors, Afros: A Celebration of Natural Hair by Michael July and One Drop by Yaba Blay. Independently published books for children include Sunne’s Gift by Ama Yawson, The Ghanaian Goldilocks by Tamara Pizzoli and Thunder and Lightening by Mary Evans which are all available on Amazon. Spas Bliss Spa Elizabeth Arden Spas Support a local black-owned spa in your area by going to the link below. http://www.spaindex.com/special-features/black-owned-spas/ Wines Yellow Tail Wines Heritage Link Brands is a black-owned distributor of black-owned South African wine companies including Seven Sisters, House of Mandela, M’hudi and One World http://www.heritagelinkbrands.com/ Seven Sisters http://www.sevensisters.co.za/ Bee D’vine wine is a brand of Ethiopian honey wine which is black-owned and produced in California. A certain portion of revenue is used for reforestation projects in Ethiopia. http://www.beedvine.com/ Tea Teavana Loose Leaf Teas that inspire creativity and productivity http://www.possibiliteas.co/ Baby Food Earth’s Best Organic Happy Baby Sista Girl Baby Food http://www.sistagirlmidwifery.com/sgmw/ |
BLACK OWNED ALTERNATIVES TO MAJOR BRANDS
Women’s Clothing Uptown Girl – Trendy Fashions http://uptowngirl.com/ Blue Labels Boutique- Trendy Fashions http://www.bluelabelsboutique.com/ Busayo NYC -African print in modern styles http://www.busayonyc.com/ Rue 114 – African inspired with plus sizes http://www.rue114.com/ Antisparkle – Inspirational T-Shirts http://www.antisparkle.com/ Men’s Clothing B. Oyama – High end Italian suits with Parisian style http://boyamaonline.com/ Martin de Tours – Custom Made Suits owned by Bed Stuy Local http://mdtclothier.com/ Kool Nerd – Inspirational T-Shirts. Some of the proceeds from sales go to promoting science, technology, engineering, art and math among children of African descent. http://www.koolnerdclothing.com/ Brooklyn Circus – Trendy Street-Wear http://thebkcircus.com/ Children’s Clothing Mixed Up Clothing – Spring and summer multicultural fashion http://www.mixedupclothing.com/. Gbekembe Girls – African inspired fashion that grows with your girls http://www.gbekembe.com/, Women’s Shoes Shane and Shawn – Stylish Shoes which are designed to be comfortable. http://shaneandshawn.com/ Samanta Shoes – Stylish shoes for women with larger feet. http://www.samantashoes.com/ Fever Shoes – Trendy Shoes http://www.fevershoes.com/ Children’s Shoes Stride Rite Joojos – Artisinal baby and toddler shoes made from Italian leathers and partially-hand crafted in Romania. http://www.joojos.com/ Watches Banneker Watches http://banneker1753.com/ Handbags Love Cortnie http://www.lovecortnie.com/ Christopher Augmon http://augmon-com.myshopify.com/ Jewelry Kah Yoot http://www.kahyoot.com/ Rachel Stewart http://rachelstewartjewelry.com/ V Creations http://vcreations.biz/ Precious Heart Designs www.preciousheartdesigns.com. Intimate Apparel Urban Intima https://squareup.com/market/urban-intima Dolls Sugarfoot Ragdolls and Books http://sugarfoots.com/ Natural Girls United – Natural Hair Dolls http://www.naturalgirlsunited.com/natural-hair-dolls.html Children’s Educational Products Smartcoos – Language programs for Mandarin, Spanish and more. http://www.smartcoos.com/ Sweet Blackberry Videos – Created by Karyn Parsons to teach important stories of African American triumph http://sweetblackberry.org/ Greeting Cards http://www.black-cards.com/ Shaving Products https://getbevel.com/ |
