Black-owned business gift guide: Food, fitness and beauty
Want to shop local and support Black-owned businesses this holiday season? Check out part one of our Black-owned business gift guide covering the best in food, fitness and bath and beauty products.
For the gift-buying season, Memphis has an abundance of local, Black-owned businesses where shoppers can search for the perfect gifts. In 2018, Memphis topped or ranked high on multiple listsas one of the best cities for Black business owners to set up shop. More than 50 Black business owners assembled at the Pipkin Building to showcase products and services at the Black Christmas Expo December 8 and 9.
From sweet treats to natural soaps to unique tours and ways to get healthy, here is part one of our list of Black-owned businesses for those who want to shop local this holiday season.
Available at Memphis Farmers Market, Hernando Farmers Market and farmers markets hosted by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Methodist South Hospital
All orders are pickup only
Local events $2-$10 | Most custom orders start at $25 per dozen treats
Ele & Ivy Tea Company
Loose leaf tea products and customized tea bars at events
Available at Casbah Restaurant (1890 N. Germantown Parkway), Bottomless Cup Coffee (144 S. Memphis Street in Holly Springs, Mississippi) and Downtown Memphis Farmers Market
Same day deliveries available for all orders placed before 2 p.m.
$4 and up
Novelty
901Box
Hand painted gift boxes filled with Memphis-based and Memphis-made products and services and info about attractions from Memphis makers, businesses, and organizations
A food tasting experience led by a culinary guide in Downtown Memphis. Taste dishes from four local restaurants while meeting the chefs and learning the history and future of the city
Available at Maggie’s Pharm (13 Florence Street), City Silo Table + Pantry (5101 Sanderlin Ave, Suite 104b), Trousseau (408 Perkins Extended), Premier Flowers (10 N. Second Street, Suite 105) and Sundara Wellness (1314 Peabody Avenue)
$8-$50
Handmade soap by Urban Indulgence.
Urban Indulgence
Handcrafted, plant-based bath and body products such as handmade soap, body butters and oils and sugar scrubs
Corporate wellness programs, motivational speaking, lifestyle and wellness coaching, nutritional counseling, weight loss management, healthy meal prep and meal planning, pantry and refrigerator makeovers, healthy grocery store tours, healthy cooking classes and demos for individual, group and team building, healthy meal plans, running and fitness training plans
Services available via phone, email, Skype, or in person within Shelby and Desoto County; out of town engagements at an additional cost
Prices vary per service
Coach Karren Empowerment Coaching & Consulting
Coaching for individuals, leaders and groups and author of “Power Walk 40-Day Devotional Journal” and “One Is A Whole Number: Recovering The Joy of Being Single”
Backyard Boots & Beats is not only bringing people together through line dancing—it’s creating consistent foot traffic, supporting local venues, and building an ecosystem where community-driven entrepreneurship can thrive.
The 11-year-old isn’t much older than many of his audiences, but to them he represents something bigger — proof that their ideas matter and their dreams are within reach.
On prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, users can stake real money on just about anything. But this isn’t simple entertainment: In theory, these wagers serve as a means of collecting the public’s insights into the future.
