Peep my curated - and always evolving - list of Black & Indigenous businesses and creatives based in & around the Greater Tkaronto Area. Enjoy! xo R

Agape Co - body oil

Ambitious Naturals - beauty & more

AnGel Moss - sea moss bath & beauty

Buttrmlk - shea products

Chantal Beauty - Jamaican castor oil & cocoa butter

Green Jar Shop* - waste-free refillery & beauty

Kerl Beauty - skincare & accessories

KA & Riah - skincare

Lala Skin Essentials - natural skincare & beauty

London Ivy - organic skincare & hair

Marshay Organic Beauty - skincare & beauty

Modárà - natural skincare

Paba Cosmetics - cruelty free cosmetics

Thanks to Black Owned Toronto for introducing me to many of the brands named (make sure to peep them too).

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Knowledge Bookstore (Brampton)

Nile Valley Books

Catherine & Co. - candles

Flair Candle Co. - candles & diffusers

Undertonez - odor eliminators

Kanvas - private chef, catering & food styling

Allwood Market - brick & mortar in Cabbagetown

Inity Orijahnal - rasta inspired apparel

Just Peach - street apparel & accessories

Love & Nudes - lingerie

Northside of the Map - street apparel

Reflection Designs - vintage clothes, jewelry & accessories

Signed by Dahliah - slow fashion

Stressed Street - Indigenous owned streetwear line

Sunday Afternoon - thrift women’s clothes

Amani Tea - premium teas

Buna Coffee - traditional Ethiopian coffee & cafe

Congo Coffee - coffee shop & beignets

Ka Cafe - Jamaican coffee & cafe

The Loveless Cafe - coffee shop

Mofer Coffee - local Ethiopian coffee chain

Nile Coffee Club - coffee beans

Royaltea - coffee shop & ethically sourced coffee and tea from Africa

Sonndr Cafe - coffee shop

Blooming Flower Bar

Kerl Beauty - haircare & skin

London Ivy - natural & organic hair and skincare

Love Ur Self (LUS) - curly haircare

Marshay - organic haircare & skin

All Textures Hair Studio (TK) - color & curl specialist

Crown & Glory

Shanny Styles - braiding & weaves

Shashu - Reiki hairstylist

Textured Hair Edu - textured hair education by TK

Danielle Smith - RMT & somatics

Clairity Tarot - tarot readings

Jaz - Black & Indigenous soundbath & yoga practitioner

Jen Maramba - Indigenous Filipine healing artist

Mahlikah The Moonrise Poet - Black & Indigenous artivist

Makhosi Ingwe ya Mabala - Sangoma, hoodoo, conjurer

Monique Blackman - Reiki master & Seer

Nishi - healing arts & wellness educator

Rachel Ricketts (ME!) - breathwork & meditation

Sharrae Lyon - embodiment facilitator & ritualist

Sheena Ewan - Reiki, astrology & more (owner of OnePeopleTO)

Club Enhergy - Black femme-owned gym w/ Reggae Fit & step classes

KSA Fitness - Black femme-owned training gym

Nice Day Pilates - Black femme-owned pilates studio & online classes

OnePeopleTO - Black femme-owned & centered community wellness space (queer friendly)

The Villij - wellness space for women of the global majority

The Yard Yoga - Black femme-owned yoga studio (queer friendly)

Confection Home Decor - home decor & accessories

Shoppe Clover - luxury vintage furniture (half-Black owned)

Jojo | Intensity Nails - at-home & @ Fix Nail Bar

Fix Nail Bar - Black-owned nail salon w/ several Black nail techs

Lakia Walsh - @Fix and Eden Tattoo Studio

Top Coat Toronto - Black-owned salon

Ayat Salih - photographer & visual artist

Visions of Djenabe - photography & art direction

Jorian Charlton - photographer

Tatiyanna Williams Britton - photographer & videographer

Teaunna Gray - photographer, videographer & owner of Of Sorts studio

Afrobeat Kitchen - new West African food

Boukan - Haitian Caribbean fusion

Miss Likklemore’s - Jamaican fine dining (Black femme chef)

Nunu - Ethiopian fusion

Rasta Pasta - Jamaican & Jamaican/Italian fusion

Selam Restaurant & Lounge - Ethiopian and Eritrean

SugarKane - Caribbean & Cajun

The Heartbreak Chef - fried chicken & soulfood

*hot tip: some Afro-Caribbean spots like Chubby’s Jamaican are NOT Black-owned (but may have Black chefs). Do your homework.

AnGel Moss - sea moss consumables & more

Turtle Lodge Trading Post - Indigenous ceremonial tools [note: if you ain’t Indigenous to Turtle Island please only use these in the most culturally appropriate & deferent manner]

All Ours - creative production studios

Of Sorts Studio - Black & Indigenous femme owned art, culture & community space

ItsOK - Gallery & studio space

Butter & Spice Bakeshop - bakery (two locations)

Caribbean grocery in Kensington

Crumb’s Gourmet Patties - my 2nd fave patty shop

Ital Vital Rastaraunt - vegan Caribbean takeout (Scarborough)

Mychopchop - African grocery (delivery)

Norma’s Patties - my fave patties in the city! (Inside When the Pig Came Home)

Tdot Jerk - jerk, duh

The Real Jerk

Veggie D’Light - Vegan Caribbean takeout

When the Pig Came Home - deli sandwiches

*hot tip: not all patty shops be Black-owned (tho many are owned by Chinese Jamaicans).

Andre Mandela Lopez | @sunofaquarius- jr artist @ Eden

Azora Angelina | @azoratattoos - Black femme, jr artist @ Eden

Brittany | @humblebeetattoo - Black femme & owner @ Eden

Eden Tattoo Studio - owned by Humblebee Tattoo

Keke |@kowtattys - Black femme, fineline tattoos @ TRU

Jasmine | @jnoirjazz - Black femme, jr artist @ TRU

Inkdigenous Tattoos - owned by Tony Hooper

Tony Hooper | @tobysicks - Métis/Norse, owner of Inkdigenous Tattoos

TRU Tattoo Studio - co-owned by @vegasink

@vegasink - queer Black femme & co-owner at TRU

Nyarai Cellars

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TreaJah International - health, beauty, art & more