As the weather cools down on the East Coast and Midwest, the warm cup of Joe becomes even more important in getting the day started. Morning coffee is everything from a sacred ritual to a basic need. Keep the grumblings away when you shop with Black owned brands. You can get amazing quality and flavor. Many also have some sort of social component along with them. Here are Eight Black Owned coffee brands to support in place of your regular blend. You can always visit the rest of our directory here for more beverage brands and even more great companies.
Dope Coffee
Dope Coffee is more than just bringing you the best beans from around the world. This company is embedding the hip-hop culture into the culture of coffee. While they still offer mundane named coffee from different regions, they also have more complex blends like “Spinach” which also have a cultural connection to the brand’s urban music heritage. Visit their shop and get all the tools that you need to truly indulge and enjoy the best coffee that you can have.
Blk & Bold
BLK & Bold is one of the more well known and accessible Black owned coffee brands. This company has a huge online presence with plenty of options. You can also find them across the country in your local Target store when you need to run in and grab a bag ASAP.
Sailor’s Brew Coffee
Sailor’s Brew coffee is here to educate you on how to enjoy the simple things in life, such as a great cup of coffee. From their brewing course to their wide selection of single origin coffee, the team at Sailor’s Brew is set up to focus on the beans themselves.
Garden of Coffee
Garden of Coffee is for lovers of Ethiopian Coffee. All of their blends are hand picked by artisan roasters and roasted for your enjoyment. This company’s founder wants to represent her home country with her bags.
Cafe Rue Dix
The coffee from Cafe Rue Dix is slightly different from some of the others on this list because it isn’t the primary goal of the company. Cafe Rue Dix is a French and Senegalese Cafe in Brooklyn. You can have a taste at home with their online shop which includes some of their specialties and favorites from tea to hot sauce, and of course coffee.
2 Bros. Coffee
2 Bros Coffee Co is a Black owned coffee brand that is celebrating the bean with different products. While they have plain roasted beans, you can also find brown sugar and CBD infused beans as well. They also aren’t stingy when it comes to delivery methods as they offer whole and ground bean as well as K-cups. The product line won’t end there however, as you can also get limited access to their cold brew cans. If you’re really feeling adventurous, try their coffee butter and coffee rub for your barbecued meats too.
Killah Coffee
Hip Hop has grown up, and as it has done so, it has entered into new adult markets. Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan has entered the field with his own coffee company. It features the likes of “Marble Cake” and “C.R.E.A.M.” flavors of arabica coffee beans.
Kahawa 1893
Founder Margaret Nyamumbo’s family heritage is intertwined with coffee. Her grandfather was able to get seedlings to start his own farm. This allowed her to experience the inequality within the coffee industry herself. Her company is a way for her to bring equality to the women who make up the bulk of the workforce in the coffee industry. Her company pays sustainable wages to women in Kenya and Rwanda to help them in their independence. Right now, Kahawa 1893 can be found in Trader Joe’s stores around the country.
Sweetie’s Coffee
Sweetie’s Coffee could be considered a pandemic baby. This founder launched her company in the late summer of 2020 and dedicated it to her grandmother. The success and growth is due to the owner’s tenacity and consistency. The brand itself has a wide variety of flavor options to choose from and you can get K-cups and more from this Black woman owned business.
Portrait Coffee
Portrait coffee from Southwest Atlanta is bringing artistry to the coffee space. A company made up of coffee enthusiasts, they want Portrait to be and represent new opportunities being afforded the area. They put their support into the arts for real, participating in the Fueling Creators content series in a major way, promoting local artists and creators.
