Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund

Launched on Juneteenth 2020, this Detroit-based coalition helps Black growers buy and improve farmland across Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. Through grants and support, they’ve helped 80 farmers secure nearly 20 acres—investing in land justice, food sovereignty, and Black agricultural futures.

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Rah Rah Village

Rah Rah Village is a women-led community dedicated to holistic healing, cultural preservation, and self-sufficiency. Through land stewardship, wellness programs, and ancestral practices, they create spaces that nurture resilience, connection, and collective empowerment.

4Kinship

Diné designer Amy Denet Deal leads 4Kinship, a slow fashion brand reclaiming vintage and deadstock fabrics to create bold, upcycled pieces rooted in Indigenous storytelling. Each garment honors land, culture, and sustainability through intentional reuse.

A BIPGM Woman-Owned & Powered Homesteading Communiversity

This initiative is led by three Black women—farmers, dream-weavers, community-tenders, and lifelong learners—dedicated to nourishing the brilliance of Black, Indigenous, and People of the Global Majority (BIPGM). Their work is rooted in self-sufficiency, resilience, and the rhythms of regenerative living, offering experiential learning opportunities where daily life becomes the curriculum.

A Growing Culture

A Growing Culture connects land stewards and small farmers across the globe to shift power from industrial agriculture. They support grassroots agro-ecology through storytelling, research, and community-to-community solidarity.

A Life of Peace Wellness Education Institute

Led by naturopath Dr. Akua Gray, A Life of Peace offers holistic training rooted in ancestral healing and natural living—especially for the African Diaspora. The institute provides certifications in areas like herbal medicine, vegan nutrition, and doula support, while also uplifting conscious parenting, unmedicated birth, and spiritual wellness. Their mission: empower people to live in harmony with nature and raise healthy, intentional families.

A.M. Thorne

Ashley Thorne’s eponymous line blends nature-inspired gemstones with fine craftsmanship. Using recycled metals and responsibly sourced gems, her kaleidoscopic designs feel ethereal yet grounded.

AAKS

Produces handmade raffia bags, promoting sustainable and ethical practices while supporting local weavers in Ghana.

AYA Jewels

Founded in 2016, Aya sources lab-grown and natural gemstones via Gemfields. The brand melds African heritage with contemporary luxury in ethically produced statement jewelry.

AZIZA Handcrafted

Brooklyn-based sculptor and certified GIA gemologist, Aziza creates ritualistic, sculptural jewelry and engagement pieces through CAD and handcrafting. Each design rooted in mythology and intention.

Aba Love Apothecary

Aba Love offers handcrafted, plant-based skincare and aromatherapy steeped in African herbal wisdom. With clean ingredients sourced ethically and mined from ancestral practices, their minimalistic health-first approach feels like ritual and medicine in a jar.

Abetweene

abetweene, founded by Arianne, shares lifestyle vlogs on clean living, wellness, and sustainable self-care. With a gentle tone, she guides viewers through decluttering, intentional routines, and simple, nurturing habits.

AbunDance Academy of the Arts

AbunDance Academy, a Black-owned arts school in Brooklyn, offers dance classes for Black and Brown students of all ages. With a focus on community, cultural expression, and creativity, AbunDance provides quality instruction in a nurturing environment that fosters growth and joy.

Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project

ANV empowers youth to reclaim urban land, grow food, and build sustainable futures. Through hands-on farming and mentorship, it turns ecological knowledge into lasting community agency.

Adaku Utah

Adaku Utah is a Nigerian Igbo healer and co-founder of Harriet’s Apothecary. Through art, ritual, and somatic healing, Adaku nurtures collective liberation and community care, drawing on ancestral medicine and cultural transformation.

Adia Callahan

Founder of See Me Wellness, Adia supports Black women in returning to themselves through nourishing rituals, embodiment, and intentional rest. Her work weaves together sacred self-care and holistic practices that honor the fullness of wellness—physical, emotional, and spiritual.

Adia Millett

A mixed-media artist blending quilt-making, painting, photography, and collage to explore African American interconnectedness and domestic histories. Her work often incorporates textiles, feathers, and archival materials to create layered portraits rooted in cultural memory.

Adiva Naturals

Richmond-based Black-woman-owned skincare and haircare company. Blends ancestral wisdom with modern wellness to nourish the body and inspire community empowerment. Thriving here is a combination of purpose, persistence, and rooted holistic action.

Adventuring with Angie

Documents her journey of healing and self-discovery in Northern California, where she is transitioning to an off-grid lifestyle. Her content includes hiking, camping, cooking, DIY projects, and building structures for the land, along with reflections on personal growth.