Dear John,
Fueled by Color Of Change members like you, our Black Business Green Book is the hub for Black entrepreneurial excellence. This online business directory features some of the best Black-owned media services, home goods, health and wellness brands, art, fashion, and restaurants across the country. After a year of global health crises, tumultuous societal changes, and economic instability, now more than ever, we need to help these businesses survive for the long run.
Click here to add a Black-owned business to our Black Business Green Book!
Last year, during the shutdown, Black businesses were left to fend for themselves. Excluded from the government’s business protections, 41% of Black-owned businesses were forced to close while large corporations raked in billions of federal dollars.1 Massive employers like sports arenas, fast food chains, and retail giants dropped thousands of Black workers without concern for their well-being at the height of the pandemic! With unemployment at its highest and stimulus checks delayed, new Black entrepreneurs were created in survival mode to keep food on the table for their families. Building a strong foundation is key to moving these businesses from surviving to thriving. That's why we're looking for more Black businesses across the country to join our Green Book. We’ll amplify them on our platform to direct more customers and opportunities to each business.
If you're a Black business owner or a supporter of Black businesses, we want to hear from YOU!
Check out some of the amazing companies featured in our Black Business Green Book:
Simone I. Smith Jewelry and Color Of Change have come together with the “Black Love” jewelry collection, with a 10% of collection proceeds donated to Color Of Change. “The collection was inspired by the beauty of Black culture and our powerful future. “I designed it with freedom, unity and self-love in mind, symbolized by the shape of a fist,” said designer Simone I. Smith. “I partnered with Color Of Change because they fight for justice and equality in the name of love for Black people. This is why I named the collection ‘Black Love.’” The campaign visuals are the modern embodiment of the classic velvet paintings that lined the walls of Black family homes while Simone was growing up.
Click here to add your favorite Black business to our Black Business Green Book.
Located in the historical Fruitvale Dimond District of Oakland, California, A Little Off the Top is a barber shop that offers the knowledge and the talent of a master barber dedicated to the needs of the well-groomed. Owner Terrance Holmes has over 20 years of experience servicing the community as a professional barber and recognizes the importance of creating a pleasant, well-directed, and professional atmosphere that caters to the diversity of the community. A Little Off the Top offers a variety of services including customized hair unit installation for people experiencing hair thinning, male or female pattern baldness, alopecia areata, and other hair complications. Serving everyone from children to seniors, A Little Off the Top is a barbershop for all.
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Oasis Soul Scent Co. crafts luxuriously scented candles and other home and body treats with natural ingredients and lasting fragrances inspired by soulful music. Owner Lola Pyne founded the company to create and share easy self-care products that soothe the senses. As a busy working mom, she believes that daily self/soul-care rituals are integral to creating and maintaining balance. Oasis Soul Scent Co. offers virtual candle making parties: “Candles & Cocktails”, as well as Monthly Treat Boxes, providing customers with a themed selection of home and body goods each month. All products are handmade with love in Maryland.
Black businesses are a beautiful part of our history, and we know that building Black economic power is crucial to Black futures. As we continue to resist the unjust economic policies that hold our people back, it’s essential that we support our communities by buying Black.
Submit your favorite Black-owned businesses to our Black Business Green Book today!
Until justice is real,
Jade, Johnny, Amanda, Evan, Erica, Eesha, Marie, Gabrielle, FolaSade, Imani, Sam, Angel, Stasia, Taurjhai, Ciera, Jennette, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
Reference:
- Chris Simkins, "Black-Owned Businesses Aim for Post-Pandemic Rebound", Voice Of America News, March 25, 2021, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/307552?t=16&akid=51053%2E4731121%2E-E_ZFw
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