With all of the protests that have been going on around the Country pertaining to the Black Lives Matter Movement, The most relevant questions I’ve heard circulating around the group of individuals have been “What do we do now?” and “How do we hit them where it hurts?” My solution to those questions are THE POCKETS. So many Americans feed off the billions of dollars we spend yearly at white owned businesses. Below, I have listed black owned businesses where to invest your dollar.
Black Owned Banks
1. Omega Psi Phi Credit Union – Lawrenceville, Georgia
2. Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Union – Washington, DC
3. One United Bank – Los Angeles,California
4. FAMU Federal Credit Union – Tallahassee, Florida
5. Credit Union of Atlanta – Atlanta, Georgia
6. North Milwaukee State Bank – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7. Seaway Bank – Chicago, Illinois
8. The Harbor Bank- Baltimore, Maryland
9. Liberty Bank – New Orleans, Louisiana
10. United Bank of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, Penn
11. Alamerica Bank – Birmingham, Alabama
12. Broadway Federal Bank – Los Angeles, California
13. Carver State Bank – Savannah, Georgia
14. Capital City Bank – Atlanta, Georgia
15. Citizens Trust Bank – Atlanta, Georgia
16. City National Bank – Newark, New Jersey
17. Commonwealth National Bank – Mobile, Alabama
18. Industrial Bank – Washington D.C.
19. First Tuskegee Bank – Tuskegee, Alabama
20. Mechanics & Farmers Bank – Durham, North Carolina
21. First Independence Bank – Detroit, Michigan
22. First State Bank – Danville, Virginia
23. Illinois Service Federal – Chicago, Illinois
24. Unity National Bank – Houston, Texas
25. Carver Federal Savings Bank – New York, New York
Black Owned Cosmetics companies
Black Up Cosmetics
Sacha Cosmetics
Juvia’s Place Cosmetics
Ka’Oir Cosmetics
AJ Crimson Cosmetics
Jay Jill Cosmetics
Pink Stilletto Cosmetics
Beauty Brownie Cosmetics
Vault Cosmetics
Komplexx Blends Cosmetics
Revel
Spectrum
Lip Addyct
PNKDigger
Dalynn Cosmetics
SHEEQ Cosmetics
Beauty Bakerie
MDM Flow
IMYB
The Lip Bar
Gold Label Cosmetics
Vera Moore Cosmetics
Laws of Nature Cosmetics
Black Opal
Black Owned Hair Company’s
Trina’s Beauty Supply & Salon
4854 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 931-1359
Tendrils and Curls (online shopping available)
2501 1/2 S. Shepherd Drive, #1
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-7179
Black Girls Divine Beauty Supply & Salon
3904 Church Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(347) 365-7540
Pampered & Twisted Natural Hair Boutique (online shopping available)
15015 Westheimer Road Suite L
Houston, TX 77082
(281) 86-CURLY
Jordan’s Beauty Supply & Professional Product Distributions
1911 E 79th St.
Chicago, IL 60649
(773) 734-6268
Desired Beauty Supplies
1174 Big Bethel Road
Hampton, VA 23666
(757) 827-6710813
African Naturals
4511 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314) 768-0710
Black Owned Spas
Gigi’s Mind Body & Soul
1130 E. Missouri Ave, Suite 580
Phoenix, AZ 85014
602-441-2279
Lady Dee’s Day Spa
155 S. Robertson Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA
310-659-7082
Francine’s Salon and Day Spa
3 Barnard Lane
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-6500
Beautiful Spirit Salon & Spa
166 South DuPont Hway
New Castle, DE
302-287-3582
Iwi Fresh Garden Day Spa
341 Nelson St SW
Atlanta, GA
404-577-8072
Veola’s Day Spa & Wellness Center
2150 West 95th Street
Chicago, IL
773-233-1304
Esthetique Facial Spa
714 Adams Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-896-1006
Ivy Lounge Unisex Salon & Spa
6205 Baltimore Avenue
Riverdale Park, MD
240-670-4489
Orange Skye Body & Beauty Bar
50 Rockaway Avenue
Valley Stream, NY 11581
516-284-6378
Koffee Day Spa
1700 Wood Street
Dallas, TX
214-670-9696
Anjella Paulette Spa and Style Bar
110 W. 20th Street
Norfolk, VA 23517
757-622-3472
Skin Beauty Bar
749 8th Street SE , 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20003
202-543-6993
The black dollar is the least circulated. As a community, rarely do we speak of these black owned businesses, and rarely do we do our job to invest in them. After reading over these categories, I hope you've taken some time to decide on a better way to invest your dollar from here on out.
