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Durham and the surrounding area are brimming with incrediBULL Black-owned businesses. Cool history fact, the first two businesses in Durham to have Bull City in their name were Black-owned businesses – Bull City Tailor and Bull City Drug. This guide showcases over 115 Black-owned businesses carrying on that legacy to celebrate Black History Month. Enjoy.
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Clothes
Quality & Unique African American Positive Image
Art, T-Shirts, Fashion Accessories, Jewelry, Home Goods, School Supplies, Children’s items, Black Sorority/Fraternity items, and much more.
Men & Women Premium Apparel
The originator of the “Durham -VS- Everybody” shirt, Bull City Apparel is one of the popular fashion brands of the city and beyond. They offer custom printing services and great gift ideas.
Men & Women Premium Apparel
KEEP UP WITH CUL•TURE! Culture is a way of life of a group of people. The apparel communicates and imitates our culture from one generation to the next.
Women Apparel
A modern, chic + comfortable independent women’s clothing label handmade in the USA. I created geekchicfashion for women like me (and women like you), women who have busy lives but want to look good and feel comfortable.
People’s Ambassador
Children’s upcycled handmade garments and personal care products
I connect people to services and events that are happening in the Durham area, especially parents looking for family-friendly events.
Vintage clothing and accessory
She Thrifty Apparel is a vintage clothing and accessory company whose mission is to divert fashion waste. We cater to the rebels of fashion who go against the grain on purpose. You can find eclectic everyday vintage to style with a twist from the 70s-2000s!
Women Apparel
Show & Tell is a lifestyle brand celebrating unapologetic style and joyful living through a collection of unique, handcrafted accessories, apparel, and home goods. Each piece embodies optimism, care, craft, and love for a diverse and inclusive community.
“Keep the BULL behind you.”
We provide several products ranging from caps to hoodies, duffle bags, and more! Bringing a new, clean look with their apparel without excluding the elements of comfort and durability.
Event Planning
Above and Beyond Event Planning and Decor
Event Stylist and Coordinator
Event Planner, coordination, and decorator
A Golden Moment Wedding & Events
Full-Service Wedding Planning and Coordination
I am a Certified Wedding & Event Planner through the Certified Wedding Planner Society, looking to make your moment…Golden .✨
Photographer
We have a photography studio in south Durham and specialize in branding, weddings, and other lifestyle milestones of photography like maternity, graduation, birthdays, and so on.
Mobile bartending business
Specializes in curated cocktails that cater to your event and bring the bar to you. We offer many services and products, such as fun-filled mixology classes, delicious adult drink pouches, and Get Mixed With Jamye at-home cocktail recipe book.
Party Rentals
We are a party rental and prop maker company specializing in quality event rental pieces.
Kids Party Rental
We provide safe, soft play spaces for 0-5-year-olds. Book our party rentals for your next birthday party, community event, family gathering, or corporate party.
Kids Party Rental
I own a Soft Play mobile fun zone. Specializing in kid parties, family gatherings, or any event you want kids entertained. You bring the kids. We’ll provide the fun! We are a party rental and prop maker company specializing in quality event rental pieces.
Event planning and custom gifting solutions
We specialize in creating unique gifts that connect, tell your story, and represent your brand. Our team is committed to creating quality, design-forward events to gifts and delivering top-notch service for clients.
Purposed Solutions
Virtual Assistant
I offer virtual assistant services to Event Planners, Wedding Creatives, and small business owners to help them get organized.
Paint Party
We are a Paint Party Company that provides art supplies and DIY boxes for any event!
Sophisticated Catering & Event Planning is a full-service catering company established in October 1998. We provide services for both corporate events (single or multi-day conferences, board meetings, training sessions, office parties, etc.) and social events (weddings, family reunions, graduations, etc.
NC Photo Booth Rentals
Tip Top Snapshots offers 360 Video Booth and traditional Open Air Selfie Station photo booth rentals. Your photo booth experience is guaranteed to be socially on-trend, entertaining, and instantly available to be shared amongst your guests.
At-Home Mocktail Kits
We sell at-home mocktail experiences via physical beverage kits, parties (in-person and virtual), and bartending services. Everything we offer is non-alcoholic, so it’s great for any age!
East Coast Wedding & Event Planning
Event Planning, Event Design, Conference Planning, Wedding Planning, and Event Consulting.
Custom Events & Clothing Boutique
Custom Events: weddings, baby & bridal showers, birthdays, and corporate events & Clothing Boutique: Spiritual, Business Branding, Bull City gear, Greek para (AKA & Delta) custom embroidery, and rhinestone.
Food
Delicious açaí bowls
We’re known for our delicious açaí bowls made with organic açaí purée from the Amazon rainforest. We also have smoothies that we believe, and our customers agree, too, are the best in town.
Delicious Handmade Baked Goods
Cookies, Cinnamon Rolls, Brownies, Biscuits, Muffins & Breads. Vegan and Gluten Free Available to order.
Seasoning and Spice Blends
Growing up, my mother and I whipped up several herbs and spices into a unique blend for our Caribbean dishes. The family’s secret blend of spices are in each bottle.
Vegan Bakery at Bull City Sweet Shoppe
Be Bakery is a vegan bakery that specializes in creating a memory in every bite. I make croissants, macarons, stuffed milk bread, cupcakes, and much more!
Vegan Bakery
100% vegan bakery that uses organic, local, and seasonal ingredients. Whether you’re vegan, have food allergies, and/or want to indulge in treats that are more sustainable and have cleaner ingredients, head to Bklyn Bakery for a sweet treat.
You haven’t tasted ginger until you’ve tasted Black Cap!
Amazingly delicious and refreshing all-natural noncarbonated ginger drinks that help alleviate joint pain reduce inflammation, provide immune support, and are full of flavor.
Healthy food, Fresh Cold-Pressed Juices
Soul is in our roots, it brings people together, and we strive to better our community by providing healthy yet soulful alternatives through our delicious juices!
Cakes
Each of our cakes is crafted with love & the best ingredients to create an exceptionally moist, dense and flavorful cake. We bring a smile and the perfect amount of sweetness to all occasions!
Durham’s 1st and only Sweet Hub!
We offer a wonderful array of Gourmet Popcorn, confectionery treats, and tasty baked indulgences from bakers and sweet makers in Durham.
Mobile Espresso Cart
Cafe Con Leche is a mobile espresso cart that provides bottled coffee for fast grab-and-go service. We also cater corporate and private events. Cafe Con Leche provides a unique and special experience for all events.
Specialty Bakery
Chez Moi Bakery is a specialty bakery known for Brown Sugar Vanilla rum cake as seen on PBS in A Few Great Bakeries. You can purchase by visiting the website for local pickup, limited Durham delivery or nationwide shipping.
BBQ
We specialize in eastern-style pulled Pork, chopped Chicken, Turkey BBQ, and brisket. We cater all-size events. We sell individual meals on the weekends alongside food trucks in Durham, NC.
Homemade New York Italian Ice
Established in the spring of 2009. Through apprenticeships, internships, mentorship, lessons in entrepreneurship, and how to be their best overall man and an upright citizen, Lou has tremendously impacted the youth in his surrounding communities.
Sweet Vegan Eats
Dee’s provides fresh from scratch, yummy vegan baked goods for all! Wide variety of flavors of brownies, cookies, fudge, and bars. Also offers Gluten free and Allergy friendly options.
Fully Vegan Food Business
We are a fully vegan food business that does catering and grazing tables. We also operate a food truck that serves southern vegan classics (fried chickn, ribz, etc) and vegan desserts.
Homemade Cakes, Cupcakes, Pies, Brownie & Cookies
While offering traditional baker’s products, we are known for our Red Velvet cupcakes, 5-Flavored pound cake, Carrot cake, and Italian Creme cake, just to name a few.
Family owned restaurant
Fish and chicken restaurant serving Durham since 2009.
Indulgent Essential Spices
Spices
They bring a different level of appreciation for unique spices and flavor profiles to all people by making flavor and spice approachable. You can find their products in all four Weaver Street Market stores.
Lemonade
King’s Lemonade specializes in manufacturing, packaging, and distributing freshly squeezed homemade lemonades in a variety of over 25 flavors.
Cold Pressed Juice
We focus on offering various nutritious drink options to promote healthy lifestyles. Our drinks are not only packed with nutrients, they are tasty and provide flavors that will accommodate all juice enthusiasts.
Leste Bakes
Bakery
Cakes and baked goods made from scratch.
Charcuterie
A celebration of Cheeseperiences and a place of healing. Aya is one of the first in Durham to create a cheese and charcuterie board business and is ready to teach you the Cheeseperience Design 101. Come in to try her amazing spread of cheeses and get your grazing tables.
Private Chef/Catering
We come to your house and provide a 3-5 course private dining experience with exquisite custom menus utilizing local vendors and ingredients tailored to your taste.
Hand-blended loose-leaf teas & handcrafted desserts
Ora Teahouse + Bakery is a premier source for hand-blended loose-leaf teas and handcrafted desserts. Ora also offers tea workshops, tasting classes + teaware.
Vegan Food
Organic and Vegan beverages, foods, spices, and herbs. Also, Home Goods. Sold Retail, Wholesale online, Available locally in Durham Coop Market, cafes, shops, and shipped nationwide.
“We don’t want to convince you. We just want to feed you!”
A vegan soul food restaurant with the goal of creating a vegan fast-food experience based on the pillars of kindness & cleanliness, as well as creating a community for local artists & veg-curious people!
Southern Artisan Craft Sweet Tea & Lemonade Beverage brewer
ROMANZ TEA creates, manufactures, and distributes Sun Brewed-inspired Sweetteas and cocktail beverage mixers, making “The Best Sweet Tea in Your Life!” In the heart of BullCity Durham (DURM).
Variety of Desserts
Made from scratch desserts, including a variety of cheesecakes, cakes, cookies, pound cakes, and more. Our cheesecake flavors range from classic to our famous Chicken & Waffle Cheesecake. We have over 20 different pound cakes ranging from Lemon to our NC Sweet Potato Pound Cake.
Desserts On Another Level
Specialize in gourmet chocolate-covered treats made with the highest-quality ingredients. We provide chocolate-covered strawberries, apples, pretzels, Rice Krispie treats, and much more! Perfect for an event!
Desserts
We offer incredibly delicious bakery products like cake, cookies, chocolate-covered Strawberries, and yummy banana pudding, just to name a few.
We’re the first Zimbabwean restaurant in the triangle
Zweli’s Kitchen released the savory and unique flavors of authentic Zimbabwean cuisine. Zweli’s Cafe offers buffet-style breakfast and lunch, hot and cold grab & go items, full-service catering,v and more.
Health and Wellness
We offer coaching for aspiring children’s book authors to maximize their self-publishing success, which saves time, money, and energy.
Fishing 101
We provide a Fishing service for the community where we teach and give participants a memorable and wonderful time on the water. The idea is to get individuals, families, and groups out to release anxiety and stress in a safe environment with great people.
Full-Service Doula Agency
A full-service doula agency providing birth and postpartum doulas, childbirth education, newborn care classes, placenta encapsulation, newborn feeding support, and a variety of free support groups to support your growing family!
Dance Studio
Empower Dance Studio is focused on fostering personal growth and cultivating community through dance and movement.
Licensed esthetician and body contouring specialist
I am a licensed esthetician and body contouring specialist who offers body contouring services as well as plant-based teeth whitening services. Gift cards can be purchased for our services.
Fitness Trainer
We help busy women lose 20 lbs in 90 days with our customized exercise and nutrition program. It is our goal to guide you to optimal health and wellness.
Healing with Hayes, PLLC
Counselor
I provide transformational mental health services to the people of North Carolina! With my enthusiasm and passion for healing from the traumas that torment us. I help clients with coping skills, and conversation, and to live the lives they want to live.
Hersey Pharmacy 🐂
Locally Owned Pharmacy
Rapid COVID-19/flu/RSV testing, high-quality CBD products, high-quality nutritional supplements, Prescription and over-the-counter travel medicines, Pet medications
Life Lines Professional Services, LLC
Writing Therapy for Healing Coach
We offer 1:1 and group virtual writing therapy sessions for anyone working through anger, pain, and triggers associated with past or recent traumas.
Certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach
I help you choose better food choices and train to live a longer life.
The Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause
Writer, Guest Speaker, Advocacy
Normalizing the menopause journey through culture and narrative shift work centering the stories and experiences of Black women, women-identified, and gender-expansive people.
Personalized Gifts
1 Blossom 2 Bloom Floral Design
Products: Holiday wreaths, floral Centerpieces, Eucalyptus bunches, holiday Bouquets, Pre-decorated holiday trees. Services: Seasonal Subscription, Holiday home design, Bloom and Design(floral design workshops), Wedding floral design, Elopement packages, Brand Activation
Home Fragrances; candles, room sprays, wax melts.
Black Opal’s ‘Love Collection’: Let Black Opal Home Ignite your Senses
Candles, wax melts, and subscription boxes.
Every candle is hand-poured just for you. Each of our scents is a perfect way to add great fragrance to your space with just a flick of a match. Each candle will transform your space, creating the ambiance and atmosphere you want to achieve.
Cute Buttons Gift and Paper Boutique
Custom Stationery
We are a local pretty paper company specializing in custom wedding and party invitations, social stationery, and lifestyle retail products. We bring to customers the best in pretty invitations and colorful curated paper goods and gifts.
Soap
Our product is natural handmade soap infused with our love of health, science, and all things Geek. The soaps are embedded with objects like loofahs, toys, and shapes with aromatic fragrances.
Custom Stationery
I offer custom vinyl products (name plaques, drinkware, t-shirts, etc.) and custom party favors for all occasions. I allow others to express themselves through gift-giving as everything is made to order.
Hand-lettered and illustrated stationery, art, apparel, and gifts.
K+S Design Co. is a design studio run by a mom of five, a letterer, illustrator, and designer Kristal Bell. I love what I do, and even more so when you love it too!
Bookstore
An independent bookstore specializing in the pop-up concept, carrying books written for, by, or about children of the African Diaspora. At our core, they believe in making representation accessible and amplifying Black voices.
Promotor of JOY
Gourmet treats, inspiring decor pillows and art. Handmade jewelry and more motivational gifts!
Luxurious Essentials Candles and Oils, LLC
Candles & Oils
l hand make Soy Candles and Wax Melts, Hand Sanitizer, Hand Soap(Liquid & Foam), Room Spray (Car, Linen, and Room), and Car Fresheners. My products can be found at luxecandleandoil.com
Stationary’s
I sell unique hand-illustrated greeting cards, gifts, enamel pins, stickers, prints, and other items great for the holidays.
Show & Tell is a lifestyle brand celebrating unapologetic style and joyful living through a collection of unique, handcrafted accessories, apparel, and home goods. Each piece embodies optimism, care, craft, and love for a diverse and inclusive community.
Earrings/Accessories
Nyla Samone McMichael is the CEO of Simply Samone, and I’m a teenager. I started my business at just nine years old and sold over 200 earrings in 2 months. I am a student and a kid entrepreneur, so my days are long, but I love it, and I am so excited to share my earrings with the world.
The Pensive Tiger
As a charming shop for ears and Crocs, The Pensive Tiger offers a dazzling variety of bold earrings and dreamy Jibbitz.
The Raw Edition Candle Co., LLC 🐂
Candles, Wax Melts, Linen Sprays, Candle Making Sessions, Home Decor.
The strongest tie to memory is through scent. Ticca has created high-quality, hand-poured soy wax candles with accessible price points in mind.
We aim to tell the story of what it means to be ‘Proud Black’.
Clothing & Apparel, Books, Media Communications, and Community Service Work.
Tilted Crown Products
Artisan, Luxury Body Butters
Tilted Crown Products specializes in artisan, luxury body butters. We also offer elevated body washes and body oils.
Hand-Poured Handcraft Candles
100% Soy wax candle includes a personal story, memory, or reflection that inspired the candle name and scent. Usu Company also promotes an important mission encouraging people to embrace who they are, where they come from, and what they’re passionate about–to blaze their own trail.
Self Care
Men Grooming Products
Beard and Grooming products “crafted” for the authentic male. Dedicated to the beard, beer and bourbon lifestyle.
Skin Care
Emaje Naturals products are handcrafted with ethically sourced premium products. Our cleansers are crafted with the perfect blend of gentle yet effective nutrients that remove impurities from your skin. The immediate impact of our products provide a cost-efficient luxury experience.
Women SPA
Customize body and hair products at the Beauty Bar. They can add essential, fragrance, and/or therapeutic oils based on your preferences. Gift baskets, gift cards, Black soap, and hand-dipped incense, along with so much more!
LASHAE LUSH SPA
Women SPA
Service(s) Yoni Steam, Hair, Nails, Wax, Lashes , Teeth Whitening, Tooth Gem, Body Sculpting (Products) All Natural Products Yoni Soap, Yoni Oil, Yoni Bath Salt, Yoni Scrub, Yoni Spray, and Yoni Pearls
Handcrafted Candles, Body Butters, Soap, Etc
Our products are handcrafted candles, body butters, soap, and room & linen sprays to help evoke positive experiences in your life. We believe that handcrafting is a sacred process, and we infuse every product with positive intentions.
Bodyworker/Massage Therapist
Non-toxic plant-based hair care for naturally curly hair. Created by a licensed cosmetologist. For dry, damaged hair.
Luxury hair extensions and wigs
Our queens can achieve endless chic looks and unique styles with our hair. Every Queen deserves a perfect crown. All of our hair units come from unprocessed virgin hair.
Nail SPA
Gel-X Nails, Manicures, Pedicures, Hair & More.
Service Experience
A Brilliant Beginning Daycare
Childcare
5 Star Family Child Care program. Serving children ages 6 weeks – 13 years. Full-time, part-time, after-school, and summer camp. Flexible hours if needed.
Social Media Manager
Our goal is to keep your business VISIBLE, CONNECTED, and RELEVANT in the digital world, so you can focus on what you do best! We offer social media management for Instagram and Facebook platforms, as well as consultation to take your DIY social media management to the next level!
Comedy Tour
We’re a small veteran-owned business, and we believe Durham is a great city. Laughter should unite us, and fun should be agenda-free. We combine stand-up comedy and a tour of the city to bring you a unique experience.
A lifelong learner of music and humanity, Bull City Music School further spreads a message of love, respect, and self-confidence. BCMS focuses instruction on being student-centered, and their teachers plan instruction based on the student’s method of learning and pace.
Artist
Working primarily with acrylic and various surfaces from canvas to vinyl, she creates vibrant, textured pieces that touch the soul and excite viewers. Carver contributes much of her inspiration to her own love for excitement, color, and beauty found in the human form.
Legal Services
Services in business entity formation, trademark and copyright filing, contract review, and drafting. Legal advice, drafting, and review of child custody, divorce, or property division paperwork.
Morehead Manor Bed and Breakfast
Oldest Black Owned Bed & Breakfast
Morehead Manor Bed and Breakfast offers elegant accommodations for staycations, romantic weekends, or business travel. We offer five spacious guest rooms with private baths and amenities that guarantee comfort, relaxation, and rejuvenation.
Coaching & Consulting
Personal, professional, and organizational development firm that partners with individuals, groups, and organizations to provide training, coaching, and consultation services that center the nuance, needs, and experiences of those mostly impacted by systems of oppression.
The Underground Collective
Culturally Relevant Events
We’re a creative agency that supports clients in producing culturally relevant events—specifically production, management, and curation to the community to build relationships.
Dog Grooming
Self-wash facility for your pup as well as kennel-free grooming available. We also offer walk-in services like; nail grinding, ear cleaning, feet trims, teeth brushing, and more!
Haircare
Durham’s premier destination for advanced extension methods and healthy hair care.
Pet Care Services
I provide pet care services for dogs, such as grooming, walking, and boarding/sitting.
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