Association of Black Storytellers (ABS)

Founded by Linda Goss and others, ABS uplifts Black oral traditions across generations—preserving spoken-word culture and identity through national storytelling events and education.

Attentive Wellness

Dí Santana guides restorative sound experiences that harmonize mind and body. Through crystal bowls, breath, and vibration, Attentive Wellness offers safe space for release, recalibration, and emotional grounding in the city’s rhythm.

Awa Meité

Malian upcycling fashion built on slow‑fashion ideals. Uses hand‑woven cotton panels and reclaimed textiles to craft structured ready-to-wear honoring African craft and women’s empowerment.

Aya Afrika

Collaborating with African artisans, Aya Afrika produces one-of-a-kind pieces in wood, bone, and stone. Their adornments reflect traditional motifs, cultural craftsmanship, and sustainable practices.

Azah

Pan-African composer, multi-instrumentalist, sonic healer, and cultural activist. Born in Mamelodi, South Africa, Azah's music fuses African traditional rhythms with spiritual jazz and afro-futuristic elements. He offers spiritual healing, cultural education, and immersive drumming experiences.

Azure Farm

Annette Thurmon’s Azure Farm is a homestead rooted in simplicity and sustainability. Through gentle stewardship of land and animals, she teaches natural living, food preservation, and the joy of a slow, intentional life.

BAUCE Magazine

BAUCE is a digital lifestyle platform for self-made, multicultural women—offering empowering content on career, finance, wellness, and personal growth. It’s a space for those building bold lives with purpose, ambition, and soul.

BEAM

Yolo Akili Robinson is the founder of BEAM, a Black wellness collective bridging mental health and spirituality. His work helps communities heal through emotional care, sacred gatherings, and creative transformation.

BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective

Yolo Akili is an activist, writer, poet, counselor, and community organizer, Yolo Akili founded BEAM to address mental and emotional health access in Black communities. His work includes community training, public advocacy, and healing-based activism.

BIPoC Ancestral Love as Arts

A collective designing community workshops with BIPOC participants to explore healing and ancestral storytelling through arts and personal narratives.

BLACspace Cooperative

A Black-led cultural hub in Oakland offering shared workspace, wellness support, and resources for artists, entrepreneurs, and cultural organizations. By nurturing collective growth, creative ownership, and holistic well-being, BLACspace cultivates a thriving ecosystem that preserves Black cultural power and fosters generational impact.

BLK Girls Greenhouse

Plant shop and creative sanctuary founded by Black women. Cultivates wellness, beauty, and belonging through greenery and community. A living symbol that thriving is rooted in care, creativity, and collective action.

BLK+GRN

An all-natural marketplace by all Black artisans who create quality natural Black-owned toxic-free products.

BREAUX Capital

Derrius Quarles was born in Chicago. Quarles co-founded BREAUX Capital, a fintech platform designed to help Black men pool savings, invest collectively, and build financial resilience. He’s also the author of Million Dollar Scholar, empowering students to access scholarships. He’s been celebrated by the White House and featured on TED stages

BRWNGRLZ

Founded by Gretchen Carvajal, BRWNGRLZ produces laser-cut earrings and accessories honoring women of color. Crafted from sustainable materials and laser-cut technology, each piece is named after a woman of color and rooted in cultural empowerment.

Backyard Basecamp

Reconnecting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with nature in Baltimore City. Backyard Basecamp leads nature walks, educational programs, and community events, aiming to heal ancestral traumas associated with the lack of diversity in nature-based activities.

Bandit Studioz

Jachuku Howard of Bandit Studioz reclaims yarn and textiles to craft bold crochet and knitwear collections. Rooted in Afrofuturism, his Brooklyn-based brand blends storytelling, sustainability, and spiritual inspiration.

Banta Whitner

Banta Whitner is an elder, therapist, and ritualist offering grief work and ancestral healing for BIPOC communities. Her lineage-centered guidance supports reconnection, emotional resilience, and intergenerational restoration.

Barb Schmidt

International best-selling author, mindfulness expert, and co-founder of the nonprofit Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life. With over 37 years of meditation practice, she teaches stress management and inner peace through workshops, her book "The Practice," and the "Barb Knows Best" podcast, which she co-hosts with her daughter.

Be Well Sis: The Podcast

Hosted by Dr. Cassandre Dunbar, this wellness podcast supports Black millennial women in becoming their best selves—emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally—through candid, holistic conversations and expert guidance.