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BLACK-OWNED
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From the South Side up, Chicago's Black-owned businesses carry a legacy that runs back through Black Wall Street eras of their own. Every listing below is verified Black-owned by hand: no pay-to-play, no self-reported labels.

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Stores

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Services

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Brands & Businesses

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Total Verified

Beyond Beauty

Eat, Stay & Explore

Restaurants

Ina Mae Tavern

Brian Jupiter

Named for Chef Brian Jupiter's great-grandmother, Ina Mae brings New Orleans Creole cooking to Chica

Beauty & Wellness

Tips312

Meghan Young

One of the only Black-owned nail salons in Chicago, opened by luxury real estate broker Meghan Young

Beauty & Wellness

Bettye O Day Spa

Bettye Odom

Nearly five decades of Black excellence in Hyde Park. Registered nurse, NBC talk show host, and Delt

Art & Design

Rebuild Foundation

Theaster Gates

Artist and urban planner Theaster Gates transformed abandoned buildings on Chicago's South Side into

Books & Publishing

Third World Press

Haki R. Madhubuti

Founded in Chicago with a mimeograph machine and a vision, Third World Press is the oldest and large

Books & Publishing

Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery

Danielle Mullen

Chicago's Danielle Mullen opened Semicolon in 2019 and immediately became one of the most talked-abo

Finance & Wealth

Ariel Investments

John W. Rogers Jr.

The first and largest Black-owned mutual fund company in the United States. John W. Rogers Jr. found

Retail Food & Beverage

Chicago French Press

Kris D. Christian

Black and woman-owned premium coffee company founded by Kris D. Christian in Chicago. Single-origin

Retail Food & Beverage

Goode Foods

Emile Johnson & Andrew Johnson

A Black family-owned canning company founded in Chicago by Emile Johnson and his son Andrew. Goode F

Grocery

Forty Acres Fresh Market

Elizabeth Abunaw

Liz Abunaw grew a produce delivery service into a full-service grocery on Chicago's West Side, openi

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