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BLACK-OWNED
Los Angeles.

From Leimert Park to Long Beach, LA's Black-owned scene spans beauty, retail, and culture across the whole basin. 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

12

Brands & Businesses

25

Total Verified

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Beauty Stores & Retail

Indie Beauty Boutique

Melanin Beauty Shoppe

Los Angeles, CA

4067 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008

An L.A. boutique exclusively stocking Black and Brown-owned beauty brands: skincare, cosmetics, body care, and

Beauty Supply

Textured Tech Beauty Supply

Carson, CA

441 E Carson St, Unit C & D, Carson, CA 90745

Featured on ABC Shark Tank Champion Black Businesses 2020

Beauty Supply

Ace Beauty Supply

Hawthorne, CA

12805 Prairie Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Hawthorne community.

Beauty Supply

Friday's Beauty Supply

Compton, CA

1528 S Wilmington Ave, Compton, CA 90220

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Compton community.

Beauty Supply

Trina's Beauty Supply & Salon

Los Angeles, CA

4854 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Los Angeles community.

Beauty Supply

Tru'Mane The Natural Spot

Inglewood, CA

332 S Market St, Inglewood, CA 90301

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Inglewood community.

Beauty Supply

The Girl Cave LA

Los Angeles, CA

7513 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046

3 locations: LA, Inglewood, Compton. Owner: Lia Dias

Beauty Supply

Simply Wholesome

Los Angeles, CA

4508 W Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90043

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Los Angeles community.

Beauty Supply

Shades of Afrika

Long Beach, CA

1001 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90802

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Long Beach community.

Beauty Supply

Our Essence Beauty Supply

Long Beach, CA

3253 South St, Ste J108, Long Beach, CA 90805

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Long Beach community.

Beauty Supply

Simply Divine Beauty Supply

Altadena, CA

A Black-owned beauty supply store serving the Altadena community.

Beauty Supply

African Image Enterprise

Los Angeles, CA

30+ years in business

Beyond Beauty

Eat, Stay & Explore

Restaurants

Lucia

Sam Jordan

LA's most coveted reservation since opening in 2025. Owner Sam Jordan visited nearly every Caribbean

Restaurants

Somerville

Issa Rae, Yonnie Hagos & Ajay Relan

Issa Rae's supper club in View Park-Windsor Hills is a sepia-toned tribute to South Central LA's Jaz

Restaurants

The Serving Spoon

Harold E. Sparks (founded) / Justin Johnson & Jessica Bane (current)

Three generations. Forty-plus years. Winner of the 2026 James Beard America's Classics Award -- the

Restaurants

Bridgetown Roti

Chef Rashida Holmes

Chef Rashida Holmes brings Caribbean foodways to East Hollywood with locally milled roti and Jamaica

Restaurants

Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen

Adolf Dulan

Adolf Dulan -- the self-proclaimed King of Soul Food -- has been feeding South LA since 2001 with re

Restaurants

Stuff I Eat

Chef Babette Davis

South LA's premier vegan restaurant for nearly two decades. Chef Babette transforms Tex-Mex, Black A

Beauty & Wellness

Blessed by Beedy Nails

Bianca 'Beedy' Williams

Celebrity manicurist Bianca 'Beedy' Williams built one of LA's most in-demand nail studios -- featur

Beauty & Wellness

Chayil Maison

Melodie Cochran & Jennifer Thompson

Former engineer Melodie Cochran and her partner Jennifer Thompson built Chayil Maison into one of Do

Music & Entertainment

Top Dawg Entertainment

Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith

The independent Los Angeles label that launched Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and

Fitness & Movement

The Movement Sanctuary

Angela Manuel-Davis

Celebrity performance coach Angela Manuel-Davis built her practice around the intersection of physic

Grocery

SUPRMARKT

Olympia Auset

Olympia Auset's low-cost organic grocery in South Central LA, grown from pop-ups into a Slauson Aven

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