Organizations:
AIM Interpretative Center – The American Indian Movement protects indigenous people, culture, artifacts, and futures through programming and preservation.
Black Lives Matter Global Network – Main organizing force around the Black Lives Matter movement
Black Table Arts – “Gathering Black communities through the arts, towards better Black futures”
Black Visions Collective – An organization dedicated to Black liberation and collective liberation, they campaign and organize on behalf of that
Campaign Zero – A U.S nationwide police reform campaign that centers on 10 proposals for reform
Color of Change – A progressive nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization founded in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina
The Marshall Project – A nonprofit online journal focusing on criminal justice
Migizi – An organization that counters misrepresentations and inaccuracies about native people in the media
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund – America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice
Native Movement – An organization dedicated to building people power, rooted in an Indigenized worldview, toward healthy, sustainable, & just communities for ALL.
Reclaim the Block – A Minneapolis based organization with the goal of organizing community and city council members for the goal of moving money from police department to other areas of the cities budget
YWCA Eliminating Racism Empowering Women – Formerly the “Young Women’s Christian Association”, the YWCA has rebranded to reflect their shift in focus – to eliminating racism and empowering women. They have been organizing behind social movements in the US for more than 160 years.
Businesses:
Happy Black History Month! We wanted to highlight some Black owned lists so you can shop Black owned all month! Black owned lists will be in purple. This will be updated all month, so check back for more opportunities to shop Black! Additionally, websites such as Yelp and Etsy now have a shop Black owned option. Happy shopping!
Artsy’s Black Owned Galleries to Support
Beyond Buck’s Buy Native List: Native and Indigenous Businesses to Support
Blk+grn – All Natural Marketplace by All Black Artisans
Brown Girl Magazine’s 30 South Asian Businesses to Support
Buzzfeed’s List of Black-Owned Bookstores
Buzzfeed’s List of Black-Owned Restaurants in LA
Love and Loathing’s Black Owned Businesses in Los Angeles
Forbes List of 75 Black Owned Businesses to Support
Oprah Mags 10 Latina-Owned Businesses to Support
Oprah Mag’s 125 Black-Owned Bookstores in America That Amplify the Best in Literature
Reparations Club – a concept (book)shop & creative space curated by Blackness in Los Angeles, CA. Black-owned. Woman-owned.
Super Maker’s 13 Black Owned CBD Centered Companies
We Are Mitu’s 20 Latino Owned Businesses to Support