Purchase Power - every time we shop, we vote with our wallets.
Support locally owned BIPOC-led small businesses with our guide.
Purchase power is an individual’s ability and influence when they make decisions around spending or consumption of goods or services. Our buying decisions, or purchase power, touch nearly every aspect of our lives. From the food we eat, the cloths we wear, and restaurants we frequent. The products and services we buy impact our world economically, environmentally, and socially.
DuNord
DuNord is the first Black-owned distillery in the country! Du Nord is committed to diversifying the craft alcohol community and actively recruits under-represented people to join the Du Nord family.
Soul Bowl
Soul Bowl is located inside the Graze Food Hall. The owners, Brittney and Gerard, wanted to use soul food to change the narrative of North Minneapolis by bringing people together to celebrate the North Minneapolis culture and community.
Angela's Soul Food Kitchen
Angela’s Soul Food Kitchen offers authentic traditional soul food created with recipes full of rich and savory flavors, passed down from their mother and served to you with love, tenderness, and large portions.
Taste of Rondo
Taste of Rondo Bar & Grill is a Family Restaurant in Saint Paul, MN.
Handsome Hog
The Handsome Hog is a Contemporary Southern restaurant in St. Paul, MN. Thier food is pig-centric & their drinks are bold.
The Get Down Coffee
The Get Down Coffee Co. will be a coffee company, including roasting and selling its own coffee with a two-year goal to build its own roasting facility in North Minneapolis. Initially, The Get Down will operate out of Dogwood’s roasting facility with the goal of opening its first retail coffee bar in late spring of 2021. It will be located within the new HWMR expansion at 1500 North 44th Avenue, MPLS.
Sammy's Avenue Eatery
Sammy’s Avenue Eatery is a sandwich and coffee cafe offering great food and great atmosphere. It's an amazing place to do your work, meet, relax and have some good food all while being a part of an awesome community.
Golden Thyme Coffee & Cafe
Golden Thyme on Selby serves the most decadent and smooth coffee to the residents of the St. Paul, Minnesota area. Their menu features a variety of coffee blends, bagels, cakes and other treats!
Trio
Trio is a Black owned 100% Plant-based comfort food restaurant.
Mama Sheila's House of Soul
When you want good food in Minneapolis, MN, go to Mama Shelia's House of Soul! They offer a wide array of traditional Southern food and excellent services, such as restaurant delivery, party catering, corporate catering, and much more.
Thigh Times Birdhouse
They are located inside the North Loop Galley Food Hall and are the Home Of The Original Chicken Wrib!
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
Don’t worry, eat happy! Family recipes meet French technique in all of Pimento’s authentic Jamaican dishes.
Wendy's House of Soul
Wendy's House OF SOUL, Inc. provides food services and food products to members of communities all across Minnesota. Wendy combines her love of food and music.
Cobble Social House
Cobble Social House provides amazing cocktails, a thoughtful wine selection and exquisite, beautiful food.
Milton's
Milton’s mission is to create a space that brings friends, family, and loved ones together to share a delicious meal.
Chelle's Kitchen
Chef Lachelle has been an impactful chef in the Twin Cities Food Scene. She has also started Healthy Roots Institute and is planning on growing that in the future.
K's Revolutionary Catering
K's Revolutionary Catering was started by two African women who shared the same mindset around cultural traditions and non-traditional ideas of food. They create food and “Stay Well Tonic” with love to feed the mind, body, and soul.
Palmer's Bar
Palmer’s Bar is a Black owned bar operating since 1906!
Green Garden Bakery
BIPOC youth from MPLS serving healthy baked goods! You can find them at farmer's market.
New Rules
New Rules is a playground for creatives. It serves as a community work and event space.
Black Garnet Books
Black Garnet Books is a Black, woman-owned bookstore located in the Twin Cities! They primarily stock literature by Black and racially-diverse authors.
Houston White
The Houston White brand of apparel, accessories, and gathering spaces was born to bring together people of all identities, races, cultures, backgrounds, and neighborhoods.
MN Black Box
A collective centered in Black Economics. MN Black Box is a monthly subscription box supporting MN Black owned businesses.
Trista Harris Counsulting, LLC - DBA FutureGood
Trista Harris is an advocate for leaders in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
Strive Publishing
Strive Publishing's vision is to give all children the opportunity to see African American culture from different perspectives, and to provide pathways for illuminating stories across cultures and generations. They will begin by filling the need for picture books and young adult novels that our children can see themselves in, and work toward filling the need for a diverse range of representation in children’s, young adult, and adult genres.
Arway LLC
ARWAY: "Mua Nah" (KRU Language) translates as: Beautiful...."It's Me". ARWAY uses art as a vehicle for social change. Their sole objective is to engage Liberian youth in the art sector by encouraging collaboration with Liberian Artists to create appealing products. ARWAY produces beautiful handmade bags and earrings.
Infusedlife Plant Based Eatery
This delicious eatery serves healthy options from organic and locally-sourced vendors when possible in the Midtown Global Market. They feature daily soups, salads and healthy bites. They are expanded and will soon open up a Plant Based Emporium near the Nokomis and Longfellow communities. They are currently looking for Plant based Makers for a shared production and marketing space.
Kobi Co.
Stay cozy! Kobi Co. makes candles, salt soaks, bath bombs, and luxury mists. The owner, Kobi, is a senior in high school and started this business as a way to save up to go to college!
Life Juices
Take your pick: Cleanse, Restore, Energize, Immunity, Strength, Longevity. Life Juices says that nutrition has no boundaries. They believe that everyone should have access to healthful, flavorful beverages- regardless of where they work or live.
Lovely’s Sewing & Arts Collective
Their mission is to shift the mindsets of youth through unity and community bridge building, one stitch at a time. They teach youth sewing, yoga, dance, public speaking, entrepreneurship, poetry and so many other life skills. They use these skills as tools to teach patience, focus, leadership and accountability.
Maazah
Maazah Chutney is a small-batch, gourmet goes-with-anything condiment, inspired by the Sajady sister's’ mother. Growing up, their Mom made “Magic Green Sauce”. They put it on everything, and they are STILL putting on everything!
Qe’Bella Couture
Qe'Bella broken down means: (Qe) beginning (Bella) beautiful. Qe'Bella appeals to different impulses by diversifying lines and accommodating the Ready-to-wear street savvy to high-end couture. Everything from a simple pair of jeans to extravagant wedding dresses with hand embroidery and embellishments.
Revival Training LLC
Revival Training’s customized personal training approach allows them to work with individuals from all walks of life through their own personal journeys. Their ultimate goal is to help folks get in tune with their mind, body, and soul so that they can experience holistic wellness, health, and continuous growth.
Coconut Whisk
Coconut Whisk is a mission-driven vegan & gluten-free baking mix company that helps busy families create healthy indulgences & positive kitchen experiences. Their yummy-tasting baking mixes are easy-to-make, dietitian-approved, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, non-GMO and made without preservatives or artificial ingredients.
Cultivated CBD
Cultivated Industries CBD is a Minnesota based CBD company. They source their organic material from the Emerald Triangle on the West Coast and work directly with farmers in select micro-climates to bring you the best Hemp based products in the world. They have one simple goal - to Cultivate Joy!
K-Mama Sauce, LLC
The tastiest and healthiest condiment, K-Mama Sauce is a rich and spicy Korean hot sauce that adds deep and complex flavor to a variety of dishes. 30% of K-Mama’s profits goes to local and national charities.
Hair Love, LLC
Hair Love, LLC is a microblading studio in Maple Grove, MN. Taquisha Jallah, the founder and owner is a MN state licensed cosmetic tattooist specializing in providing the highest quality of microblading services through her continuous education and training. Hair Love, LLC also provides the highest quality of raw virgin hair extensions including Cambodian and Indian hair bundles, closures, frontals, and wigs.
Twiggy Fresh
Twiggy Fresh was inspired by tradition and desire to make a difference in the world. For thousands of years, humans have been using natural oral care products. One example of this is the ancient Miswak, or the chewing stick. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest crises we face today. Billions of plastic toothbrushes end up in landfills and in the ocean every year! On the other hand, Moso bamboo grows quickly, can be harvested in just a few short years, naturally repels water and gone in months after it’s disposed.
Chicago Furniture Warehouse
Chicago Furniture Warehouse’s original building was burnt down during the civil unrest. They are excited to relocate temporarily in the Mall of America (in front of Macy’s 2nd floor store NO.S258) while they rebuild.
Rocky Robinson
Rocky Robinson was created to encourage girls to be at their best and to love themselves both inside and out, flaws and all! Rocky was made with love, respect and authenticity. By purchasing Rocky Robinson products, you help build dreams. Rocky products include lotion, shower gel, lip balm, and hand sanitizer.
House of Gristle
House of Gristle is a popular pop-up and catering operation. Jametta Raspberry is known for her bold flavors, flawless technique, and a voracious curiosity, driven to learn and share her wealth of knowledge. Passionate about social change, she also mentors women through the Ramsey County Correctional Facility Culinary Arts program in hopes of bypassing the prison pipeline system.
Marc Heu Patisserie Paris
Marc Heu Pâtisserie Paris is a pastry shop and online store located in Saint Paul, MN, specializing in French pastries, desserts, wedding cakes and catering. The Mission of Marc Heu Pâtisserie, Paris is to create a magical experience that will transport you to Paris with every delightful bite of our luscious, elegant and artistic French pastries.
MidTown Global Market
Mouth-watering tastes. Locally made art. International entertainment. Fresh produce, meats and baked goods. Everything you need to create a memorable experience. Plus the widest variety of restaurants under one roof. Find it all here at Minnesota's Midtown Global Market. (Now on Shipt!)