The Black-Owned Directory · Est. 2026
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Beyoncé Now Owns SirDavis Outright.
Two years after launching the American whisky with Moët Hennessy, Beyoncé has bought out LVMH's spirits arm to become sole owner, making SirDavis woman-, family-, and Black-owned.
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They Were Told They Wouldn't Fit In. So They Built the Convention Everyone Wants Into.
Dream Con, the anime and gaming convention founded by RDCWorld's Mark Phillips and Affiong Harris, grew from 800 people in Waco to more than 32,000 in downtown Houston. It is the blueprint for what Black nerd culture looks like when it owns the room.
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Oui The People Makes Its Fragrance Debut at Sephora.
The clean beauty brand steps into fine fragrance with five eau de parfums: Sunday Lime is now at Sephora, and the full collection lives at ouithepeople.com.
The Business
Black Founders Post Their Strongest Quarter Since 2022.
Black-founded U.S. startups raised $643 million in Q1 2026, the highest quarterly total since Q2 2022 and nearly 70% of all 2025 funding combined. The gains rode on 34 deals. That is the catch.
Brand Moves
Ulta's 2026 Lineup Leans Into Black-Owned Brands.
Pattern Beauty, Mielle, and Bread Beauty are among the Black-owned names Ulta added to its shelves this year. The retailer is treating the roster as a structural differentiator versus Sephora.
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