A List of Black-Owned Businesses in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Now more than ever it is important to support small businesses. In particular black-owned businesses tend to build their companies from the ground up, with nothing but their personal savings. Often times any profits are reinvested back into the business. With the onset of the pandemic, current protests, property destruction, and violence, we must take care of those things we hold dear, and for me that is small businesses, specifically black-owned businesses.
I’ve compiled a list of black-owned businesses across Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia as a resource for myself and anyone else who wants to support a black-owned business.
*Note: This is not a comprehensive list. I will be updating the list regularly and adding more businesses as my research continues and as I receive suggestions from all those using this list as a resource. Please feel free to comment with suggested additions. Additionally, though my list will include restaurants, please visit Feed the Malik for a growing list of DC’s Black-Owned Restaurants Open During COVID-19.
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Washington, DC
Black Squirrel Company (@blacksquirrelcompany)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Anacostia
This woman and verteran-owned shop offers handcrafted face masks, accessories for you and your home to business logos and tailored digital environments. What defines the Black Squirrel brand are high quality textiles, with a bold sense of color and pattern in classic styles that have been re-imagined. Everyday, they strive to lead a lifestyle that celebrates diversity, selfless service and beauty in all its forms.
Instant Vintage 78 (@instantvintage78)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Online
Instant Vintage provides carefully curated, high fashion collections of women’s and men’s vintage clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories.
Mahogany Books (@mahoganybooks)
Specialty: Bookstore
Neighborhood/City: Anacostia
MahoganyBooks is a local independent bookstore that believes in social entrepreneurship. They take a leadership role in the African American community by promoting reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve self-esteem, self-love and ultimately our communities to enrich the lives of motivated individuals.
Culture Coffee Too (@culture_coffee_too)
Specialty: Restaurant
Neighborhood/City: Lamont Riggs
A diverse coffee shop, art gallery, live performance venue, and event space, with a mission to bring delicious coffee, and diverse culture to the Washington, DC community.
Specialty: Auto Service
Neighborhood/City: H st Corridor
Komba’s Auto Repair, managed by Komba, is your “ONE STOP” state of the art auto repair center serving the Washington, DC community over many years.
1122 Clothing Company (@the1122co)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Online
An all inclusive apparel and accessory brand featuring bold art-inspired designs.
Glow & Grow (@glowandgrownatural)
Specialty: Retail
Neighborhood/City: Online
Handcrafted, Natural products LOVE your hair, body, and make bath time the BEST time.
Lettie Gooch Boutique (@lettiegooch)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Cardozo
Lettie Gooch is an independent women’s boutique in Washington, DC. The shop features an eclectic mix of emerging designers and a hand-picked collection of wearable and well-made pieces.
Turning Natural (@turningnatural)
Specialty: Restaurant
Neighborhood/City: Multiple Locations (Capitol Hill, Anacostia, District Heights, Shaw Howard )
Turning Natural is more than a juice bar, it’s a health movement! The mission of Turning Natural is to bring better choices to communities that are underserved; making healthy foods affordable, cool, and ultimately taste like magic! They offer delicious juices, smoothies, food, and apparel.
Maryland
Specialty: Retail
Neighborhood/City: Baltimore
A candle shop offering more than just candles. Get your candles, beauty sponges and brushes, candle making kits, room sprays, incense, books, and more.
Jordan’s Bistro (@jordansbistro247)
Specialty: Restaurant
Neighborhood/City: Temple Hills
A fusion of food inspired by various cultures and God’s love. It is their hope that after dining at Jordan’s Bistro, you will feel as though you’ve just left a day at the spa.
Specialty: Restaurant
Neighborhood/City: Beltsville
Miya Lounge is an open flexible Restaurant seating space and bar; A lounge with art and music, theme events- sip paint, African poetry, Comedy, meetings, and Catering.
Sew Creative Lounge (@sewcreativelounge)
Specialty: Retail/Education
Neighborhood/City: Mt. Rainer
Sewing, quilting and crafting classes, plus face masks for purchase.
Keepers Vintage (@keepersvintage)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Baltimore
Shop for jewelry, clothes, and accessories
Specialty: Retail
Neighborhood/City: Baltimore
Shop bath, body, greeting cards, gifts, accessories and home goods. Most of the items are under $50. They are hand-selected with quality in mind. They’re fun, conversational, sarcastic, whimsical, pretty and all around meant to be a good time.
Specialty: Service
Neighborhood/City: Upper Marlboro
Automotive care specializing in transmission repair and total car care.
Virginia
Christian Dion (@iamchristiandprice)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Alexandria
A signature t-shirt collection will launch in the fall of 2019 under The Christian Dion Collection offered by The P Wesely Group. The mission of The P Wesley Group is “to be a premier full service business services, real estate and apparel enterprise that inspires people and gives back to society.”
Allegra Dental (@AllegraDentalCenter)
Specialty: Healtcare
Neighborhood/City: Fairfax
Offering general, cosmetic, and preventative dental treatments.
Little Nomad (@littlenomadshop)
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Richmond
Little Nomad started as a line of fresh, modern, gender neutral children’s graphic tees inspired by a sense of humor, curiosity, and hip hop culture and grew into shop that is dedicated to sourcing engaging and meaningful goods for your little ones.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty (@townerealty)
Specialty: Real Estate
Neighborhood/City: Virginia Beach
Home and rental listings and agents.
Specialty: Clothing
Neighborhood/City: Online
Arts and crafts company specializing in embroidery, and crocheting.
Specialty: Auto Service
Neighborhood/City: Charles City
Towing services.
Specialty: Hauling Service
Neighborhood/City: Service across the DMV
Hauling and removal services for residential and commercial.
Twana’s Creation Gift Baskets (@TCGBaskets)
Specialty: Gifts
Neighborhood/City: Stafford
Sharing gourmet foods with customers around the world, by creating custom award-winning handcrafted gift baskets.
Enatye Ethiopian Restaurant (@enatye_ethiopian_)
Specialty: Restaurant
Neighborhood/City: Herndon
Cooking and serving up Ethiopian food as if you were at home.
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