BuyBlack1st

Discover verified Black-owned businesses near you, build your Blackprint with every move, and start each day with the Griot. Real community impact, made visible.

BuyBlack1st makes supporting Black-owned businesses simple, visible, and rewarding.

Find verified Black-owned businesses, save the ones you love, share them with your circle, and watch your real community impact add up. Every action builds your Blackprint, your living record of the difference you make.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Discover verified Black-owned businesses across food, beauty, books, services, and more.
• Find businesses near you with one tap.
• Save and share the businesses you believe in.
• Put an owner on by sending them their listing, so they can claim it and tell their story.

YOUR BLACKPRINT Every save, share, and referral earns Power Moves and grows your Blackprint through five levels, each named for a word carried across the African diaspora. See your impact in real receipts: businesses supported, communities reached, and people you brought in.

THE DAILY GRIOT Start each day with the Griot: one short story, one idea worth carrying, and one small move that lets you live it. One minute, every day.

WHY IT MATTERS This is not another directory. It is a community built on a simple idea: when our support is visible and measurable, it becomes a habit, and habits build wealth. We verify to honor the businesses represented here, never to surveil the people who support them.

BuyBlack1st is free to use. Discover something today, and leave your Blackprint wherever you go.