Many of you like myself are probably finding yourselves in a place of trying to sort through your feelings of the events taking place around our country. Whether you agree with the actions or not, there is still and underlying issue stemming from generations of oppression. While we sort things out I’d like to challenge us to instead of withholding our dollars, instead redirect them into minority owned businesses. During a time when people are increasingly checking on family and friends, lets also check on the businesses we know are owned by good people. The small businesses where your money directly impacts the people you want to see doing well. These are some people you can go to for resources on black owned businesses throughout the country. People who have been doing the work of bringing awareness, resources and revenue to our businesses for years.
As you prepare to patronize these business be sure to first check to ensure they are open (some are temporarily closed due to the impact of COVID and riots). Check to see what their hours are in case they have made changes. Buy gift cards if you can’t go right now. Ask them directly what you can do to help them the most. If you’ve patronized a place, and enjoyed it, share pictures and write reviews on all platforms (Google, Yelp, e.t.c.).
Dallas: Of course I have a plethora of resources for you to check out at Brandi’s Foodie Diary.
Dallas: Starving on the budget has been doing the work through various media publications and co-founding a black owned food tour business.
Houston: With Black Girls Who Brunch you’ll get a healthy dose of amazing food options, recipes and politics from a lawyers perspective.
Houston: My Southern Brand goes hard for black owned businesses. So much so that he created a platform to help people find jobs in black owned establishments.
Oklahoma City: OKC Black Eats has worked with government officials, created conferences and done countless events to move the black owned businesses in OKC ahead.
Chicago: Seasoned and Blessed chronicles the black and brown food industry in Chicago and beyond. He also shares insightful articles to help businesses by giving resources to help them grow.
New York: Dom N The City takes you on a journey through the Burroughs of NY exploring restaurants, bars, products and shares recipes.