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Black Owned Businesses: A Holiday Guide

Invest in a black owned business this Holiday Season.

Reagan Coss
Nov 30, 2016
The Black Writers League
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Black Owned Businesses: A Holiday Guide

Now that we are full and perfectly stuffed after a wonderful thanksgiving, it’s time to start brainstorming about the perfect gifts for your family members. I’ve compiled a list of shops that not only house perfect gift ideas but are black owned! With this list, I feel like you’re knocking out two birds with one stone. Investing in black-owned business while getting the perfect gift is a perfect way to end 2016! This list also contains the perfect mixture of high to low-end price ranges.

Cosmetics (Skincare, Bath & Body, Haircare)

Nude Acacia
The Delicate Fox
Balm & Co.
Moon Souls
Breedlove Beauty Co
Olivia Rose Skincare
Sistah Soaps
Jovi Shai Beauty
Soaked
Kara Nox Skincare

Haircare

Butter Me Up Goods
Shea Shea Bakery
Nubian Bar
Kinkistry
Alaffia

Cosmetics

Beauty Bakery
The Lip Bar
Holo Moon
Moor Rich Beauty
SOL
Pat McGrath
Klarity Kosmetics
Nine Three Beauty
Vault Cosmetics
Flossy Boss Cosmetics
Ajani Cosmetics
Plain Jane Beauty
Beeq Box

Clothing & Accessories

Unapologetic
Pink Moon
Le Soleil Crochet
Baditude The Label
Coloring Pins
Lost Queens
Matte
Legendary Rootz

I urge you this Christmas season to buy from black owned businesses because the race who does not build is always controlled by those who do. Therefore, black owned businesses cannot succeed without the help of the black community. The holidays is the perfect time to invest in a black owned business while in turn getting a high quality product/gift that will be twice as special when you're sliding it underneath the tree this December.

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