Anna+Pookie helps busy families of color find party supplies that promote positivity and self-love for their children by providing party supplies that feature children that look just like them!
Currently, they offer 8 party unique themes that you won’t find in the big box stores, including 4 superhero themes for boys and girls, ballerina, mermaid, princess, and pirate.
Website: http://www.annapookie.com
BigShotZ Basketball specializes in youth community sports, teaching, training & development in New York.
Website: https://form.jotform.com/bigshotzbasketball/bsb-registration
HBCU Prep School is a family-owned multimedia education company that amplifies Black history and financial literacy through children’s books, puzzles, stationery videos, classes and apparel. Deeply committed to showcasing and celebrating stories that mainstream publications tend to overlook, they launched HBCU Prep School in 2020.
Website: https://hbcuprepschool.com/
Philly & Friends is an award-winning purpose-led children’s lifestyle & toy brand on a mission to add a drop of colour and diversity to the playroom while empowering literacy in underprivileged children. They make beautifully crafted heirloom-quality toys for impact. Toys that inspire little ones to dream, encourage learning through play and offer positive representation—providing a solution to the growing demand for diversity in play.
Website: https://www.phillyandfriends.com
As the most recent doll brand to have been featured in Oprah’s highly-coveted Favorite Things List, Orijin Bees is on a mission to bring inclusion to the toy aisle, one doll at a time. Born from a mother’s desire to give her daughter a doll that represented her, Orijin Bees’ collection of Baby Bee dolls are intentionally made to celebrate features of Black and Brown children, and they are available in an array of skin tones and curly hair patterns.
Website: https://orijinbees.com
She’s All That provides inspirational scrapbook kits for girls age 8-16 to learn about themselves and successful Black females. The arts and crafts activity is fun and empowering.
Website: http://www.shesallthatstore.com