Lemons 2 Lemonade Black-Owned Gift List

I support Black-owned businesses throughout the year through gifting. Whether it's a birthday present, an event gift bag, a celebration, or an appreciation gift, a Black-owned company has what you want. It's also one of the ways to gift people for getting a new job, promotion, home or moving to a new city. Other times I send thank yous to people and sponsors who have invested their time or money to Lemons 2 Lemonade presented by Brittney Oliver; I find a way to spend my dollars and amplify a Black-owned business.

I started doing this in 2018 by supporting curated box companies. Once those companies stopped production, I started curating my own with a new theme each year. The first year I featured items from my friends, Black women businesses in Nashville; the following year, I moved on to Howard alum, and after that, New York City Black-owned items. Below are a few businesses I like to support and gift, and I hope you will consider them in your gifting plans.

L2L Black Owned List

Black Business Directory

• Official Black Wall Street

Books

• Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Moving Your Career Forward by Meredith Moore
• Career Rehab: Rebuild Your Personal Brand and Rethink the Way You Work by Kanika Tolver
• The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
• Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace by Minda Harts
• Thrive Through It by Brittany Cole
• Hard Work or Harmony?: A Go-To Guide for Women to Nurture Healthy Relationships with Family, Friends and Co-Workers by Kiaundra Jackson
• Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love by Kimberly B. Cummings
• Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole by  Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche
• I Don't Want to Die Poor by Michael Arceneaux
• Self-Care for Black Women: 150 Ways to Radically Accept & Prioritize Your Mind, Body, & Soul by Oludara Adeeyo
• The Engagement Game: Why I Said "I Don't" to Marriage and "I Do" to Me by Joi-Marie McKenzie
• Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us by Sherrell Dorsey

Crafts & Stationery

• Harambee Crafts
• Mercia Moore
• Be Rooted 
• “Done is Better Than Perfect” Journal by Sakita Holley

Interior & Art

• Modish Decor Pillows
• Black Like I Never Left

Candles

• MĀKTUB Studio
• The Clarity Shop
• Ivey + Allen
• Harlem Candle Company
• Noure Essentials

Self Care (Bath, Oils & Scents)

• Bloom by Simply Lanae
• Willow Street Design Co.
• Brown Girl Jane
• Predominately Black

Food, Coffee/Tea & Spirits

• Kinimi Kitchen Popcorn
• Chicago French Press
• Perfectly Cordial 
• Michael Lavelle
• Noirebud
• Brooklyn Tea
• Blue Bison Coffee
• Maison Bertrand
• Ora Teahouse
• Kernels Nashville Popcorn
• Anteel Tequila
• Lobos 1707

Apparel

• Music and Other Drugs
• DISSOCIALITE DESIGN CO.

Beauty & Hair

• Glamour By Ness
• Kurlee Belle
• Mented Cosmetics
• Girl + Hair
• Bolden Skin Care
• JACQ's
• Base Butter
• Luster's Products

Children's Items

• Paige & Paxton
• Puzzle Huddle
• An ABC of Equality by Chana Ewing
• You Are More Than Magic by Minda Harts