One of the main goals at BlackOwnedAssociation.com is to help consumers discover black businesses and buy black regardless of the platform. BlackOwnedAssociation.com prides itself on giving black business owners control over the prospective customers we refer out. This means that black businesses that partner with BlackOwnedAssociation.com get to keep their valuable customer insights safer from […]

Discover unique Black-owned gift ideas for your holiday shopping needs. Explore the ultimate guide for thoughtful presents from Black-owned businesses.

It all began three years ago when Niki Love, a holistic medicine enthusiast, and her daughter, Samiyah, founded their therapeutic and self-care brand, ALittlePeace.  Niki never had intentions to turn her passion for natural healing into a business. However, with family encouragement and love for healing herself and others, she was finally compelled to share […]

The CEOs of City First Bank in Washington, DC, and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles have decided to merge to create the largest Black-owned bank and Black-led Minority Depository Institution (MDI) in the nation with more than $1 billion in combined assets under management and approximately $850 million in total depository institution assets.

SIZE-INCLUSIVE ONLINE FASHION FORWARD BOUTIQUE   We just launched new pieces for the summer! Anzardas is an online size inclusive fashion forward boutique where customers can buy styles that embraces them to feel confident about themselves and give them availability to wear items they have never had a chance to wear before. We have a […]

It’s our Anniversary week! And to celebrate our two-year anniversary, Black-Owned Association is launching our marketplace for black-owned businesses and brands to promote their products and services! Black-Owned Association is proud to start an alternative marketplace option to giant eCommerce platforms, such as Amazon and eBay, that make it hard for small businesses like yours […]

BRINGING AFRICAN ACQUIRED TASTES TO THE FOREFRONT. Created by local entrepreneur Sola Ajao, a long term resident of Randolph for over 21 years, Destiny African Market & Variety Store sells authentic African foods, drinks, and snacks straight from the motherland, including raw produce and hard-to-find products that aren’t readily available in the States (think Indomie [Nigeria’s version of ramen […]

“Natural hair is so hard to maintain. It dries fast, breaks easily and shrinks often.”  I bet you’ve heard this statement before. Well, the statement is true to some extent –- natural hair dries fast and breaks easily –- but it’s not hard to maintain.  Actually, most black women have lately started attesting to how […]

Whether you rock your natural hair out, under a wig, or with synthetic hair, haircare is likely a big part of your regimen. Textured hair needs special haircare treatment, and finding the right combination to keep your hair free of product build-up, yet moisturized.  Finding the correct products that work for your natural hair may take […]

Black-Owned Shoe Brands: Step into Style and Empowerment! In the world of fashion, where the vast seas of brands continuously churn out the latest styles, there’s a wave of designers and entrepreneurs making head-turning splashes, and they’re doing it with panache, authenticity, and a deep-rooted sense of community. Enter the realm of black-owned shoe brands […]

If you’re like most people, you may have a skin toner but don’t use it because you don’t know how invaluable it is. Or you may be among those who think that a skin toner dries and irritates the skin, so you don’t use one. But wait, what exactly does a skin toner do? A […]

Do you need both a moisturizer and serum for your skincare routine, really? Yes, you do.   Most people often think that you should use one or the other because they mistakenly believe that these products serve the same purpose on your skin — which isn’t the case. A moisturizer and serum serve different purposes […]