Black Owned Businesses to Shop this Juneteenth
With Juneteenth coming quickly, I wanted to take time to highlight several Black women owned businesses to shop from and share. Each one of these women creates incredible products that help support your family and foster creativity.
Juneteenth hand kite from Montessori In Color
Montessori In Color was born out of two parents wanting to give their two Black sons the best chance in life. Montessori in Color sells beautiful Montessori inspired materials, amplifies positive parenting, and helps foster community with other diverse families.
Issue 2 from Ditto Kids Magazine
Ditto Kids and an anti-raism magazine for children, parents, and educators. Their magazine has culture, decolonized history, anti-racism that allows children to learn how to be allies in authentic and age appropriate ways. Ditto Kids empowers children to use their voice and stand up for others around them, while encouraging them to love others well.
Flower Truck from Austin Nature Works
Austin Nature Works makes beautiful, handcrafted, sustainable toys that are meant to last for generations. For each heirloom toy that is purchased, a tree is planted. Austin Nature Works promotes mindfulness and connection between families and with nature.
ABC Affirmation Cards from Liberated Young
Liberated Young inspires to empower Black children with their A-Z Affirmation sets. These cards encourage children, share positivity, self love, and confidence. Owner, Tyshia is a homeschooling mother, writer, and education advocate. Her passion on helping empower parents raising Black children shines through her work, and her Black Girl Magic and Black Boy Joy cards.
Beeswax Round Crayons from All of Us Crayons
When Sabine's daughter asked her to draw a picture of her grandma, Sabine couldn't. Her daughter's grandma has beautiful dark brown skin, and they were lacking a beautiful dark brown crayon. Sabine solved the problem of not having a crayon to represent her daughters grandmother, and created All of Us Crayons, a beautiful line of hand poured beeswax crayons representative of the diversity you find in skin colors.
