As part of our commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, we wanted to highlight local Black businesses, to pay homage to the flourishing Black Wall Street that existed in Tulsa prior to the white instigated violence that led to the massacre. Black Wall Street and the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa allowed dollars used in the community, to stay within the community, helping to make the Black residents in Greenwood self-sufficient and prosperous.
In our world today, though overt racism and racially-motivated, state sponsored violence is no longer as rampant as it was 100 years ago, the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow policies, and the separate but equal doctrine continue to lead to inequitable outcomes for communities of color when compared to white communities. Our Virtual Black Wall Street – West aims to honor the Greenwood District’s Black Wall Street, by providing Bay Area residents with options with which to keep money within the community and support Black Businesses.
This project would not have been possible without the following sources:
- Oakland Wiki of Black-Owned Businesses
- DoTheBay Black-Owned Bay Area Businesses
- Soliel Hu curated Black-Owned Restaurants in the Bay Area
- Bay Area Organization of Black Owned Businesses (BAOBOB)
- Oakland Black Business Fund
- SF Eater
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
- Balance Point Chiropractic
- B-Love’s Guesthouse
- Community Cutlture ChildCare
- Concept Forty-Seven
- Elite Fitness
- Essence Beauty Supply
- Eugene Porter
- Feelmore Adult Gallery
- FixLeaf
- Furtography Pet Pics (located inside Mannequin Madness)
- Geoffrey’s Inner Circle (14th St., Oakland)
- Home of Chicken and Waffles Mural (Jack London, Oakland)
- Laurel Smile Dentistry (MacArthur Blvd., Oakland)
- Marcus Books (MLK Jr., Oakland)
- Mannequin Madness
- Pinpoint Gym (Oakland)
- Shirley’s Designs by Veda Ambeau
- TalkOakland
- The Headdress Workshop
- The Towne Cycles
- Tribal Eyes
CLOTHING + GOODS
- Aliyah Wanek (Oakland)
- Beija Flor Naturals (Oakland)
- Blk Girl Greenhouse (1700 Center St, Oakland)
- Bubbles & Butter (Walnut Creek)
- CanDid Art (Oakland)
- Harwell Godfrey (SF)
- Iva Jewell (3630 High St, Oakland)
- Made By Rheal (Oakland)
- McMullen Boutique (2257 Broadway, Oakland)
- Oakland’s Own (2916 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland)
- Prideful Patchez (530 Divisadero St #702, NoPa)
- ReLove Vintage (1815 Polk St, Nob Hill)
- Renegade Running (45 Grand Ave, Oakland)
- Soyful Aromas (Hayward)
- Spoiled Boutique (300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza // Oakland)
- Taylor Jay Collection (2355 Broadway #1, Oakland)
BAKERIES
- A Girl Named Pinky (2495 Bancroft Way, Berkeley)
- Anthony’s Cookies (SF // Berkeley)
- Chef Ron’s Pastries (Oakland)
- Cheese Board Collective (1512 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)
- Claire’s Crunch Cake (San Mateo)
- CupCakin’ Bakeshop (Oakland // Berkeley)
- Crumble & Whisk Patisserie (6270 Overland Ave, Emeryville)
- DeeLee Cakes (San Jose)
- Full Belly Bakery (Oakland)
- Gourmet Puff (Oakland)
- Gregory’s Gourmet Desserts (285 23rd St, Oakland)
- Hummingbird Bakery and Dessert Bar (3272 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo)
- It’s All Good Bakery (5622 MLK Jr Way, Oakland)
- James & the Giant Cupcake (Multiple locations, Oakland)
- Layers by Xanthe (Berkeley)
- Little Giant Ice Cream (1951 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)
- Lois the Pie Queen (851 60th St, Oakland)
- Luv’s Brownies (1442 S Winchester Blvd // San Jose)
- Nabolom Bakery (2708 Russell St, Berkeley)
- No Cookies (5276 Foothill Blvd, Oakland)
- Nuttin Butter Cookies (2521 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley)
- Pietisserie (1605 2nd Ave, Oakland)
- Real Cutie Pies (Oakland)
- Shampa’s Pie Shop (1625 Palmetto Ave, Pacifica)
- Sugarsweet (5855 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland)
- Two Chicks in the Mix (Oakland)
- Yahshi Bakes (4168 Piedmont Ave, Oakland)
- Yvonne’s Southern Sweets (5128 3rd St, SF)
COFFEE SHOP AND BRANDS
- Alchemy Coffee Collective (1741 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley)
- Alem’s Coffee (5353 Claremont Ave, Oakland)
- Burlap Coffee (511 40th St, Oakland)
- Cafe International (508 Haight St, SF)
- Excelsior Coffee (4495 Mission St, SF)
- Fenn Coffee (60 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park)
- Hippie’s Brew (Hayward // Union City)
- Kefa Coffee (422 29th Ave, Oakland)
- Lan-e Kefa Coffee (77 8th St Suite 182, Oakland)
- Nirvana Soul Coffee (315 S 1st St, San Jose)
- Rasa Caffe (3140 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley)
- Red Bay Coffee (Multiple Locations)
- Sextant Coffee (1415 Folsom St, SF)
- Spritzers Cafe (734 Central Ave, Alameda)
CANNABIS
- Bay Queen (Instagram | Facebook)
- Blunts+Moore (Instagram | Twitter)
- Cannabis On Fire (Instagram | Twitter)
- Coughy Shoppe Collective (Instagram | Facebook)
- The Congo Club by Supernova Women (Instagram | Facebook)
- Conscious Mindz (Instagram | Facebook)
- Euphorium (Instagram)
- Good Tree (Instagram | Twitter)
- James Henry (Instagram | Facebook)
- Kingston Royal (Instagram | Facebook)
- Lady Gemini (Instagram | Facebook)
- Lobo (Instagram | Facebook)
- Maat Apothecary (Twitter | Facebook)
- New Life (Instagram | Twitter)
- Osanyin (Instagram | Facebook)
- Posh Green Collective (Instagram | Twitter)
- Purple Heart (Instagram | Facebook)
- SF Roots (Instagram | Facebook)
- Shady Pines Box Club (Instagram)
- Sticky Icky (Instagram | Facebook)
- Trap House (Instagram | Twitter)
SF FOOD
- Bella Trattoria (3854 Geary Blvd // Richmond)
- Cafe Ethiopia (878 Valencia St // Mission)
- Cafe International (508 Haight St // Lower Haight)
- Club Waziema (543 Divisadero St // NoPa)
- Da Flora (701 Columbus Ave // North Beach)
- Eko Kitchen (167 11th St // SOMA)
- Frisco Fried (5176 3rd St // Bayview)
- Green Taste Vegan Goods (775 Filbert St // North Beach)
- Hazel Southern Bar & Kitchen (1446 Market St // Civic Center)
- Little Baobob SF (Mission and 19th)
- Healing Kitchen (San Francisco)
- House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen (1130 4th St // Mission Bay)
- International Smoke (301 Mission St // South Beach)
- Little Baobab (3388 19th St // Mission)
- Little Skillet (60 Ritch St // Bayview)
- Local Kitchen (330 1st St // Rincon Hill)
- Mission Bowling Club (3176 17th St // Mission)
- Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream (1470 Fillmore St // Fillmore)
- New Eritrea Restaurant (907 Irving St // Inner Sunset)
- Osteria Bella (3848 Geary Blvd // Richmond)
- Radio Africa Kitchen (4800 3rd St // Bayview)
- Sunset Cantina (3414 Judah St // Outer Sunset)
- Tastebuds (600 5th Ave // Richmond)
- Teranga Juice (2948 Folsom St #4028 // Mission)
- Two Jacks Seafood (401 Haight St // Lower Haight)
- Ungrafted (2419 3rd St // Dogpatch)
- Vegan Hood Chefs (Catering)
- Voodoo Love (1710 Mission St // Mission)
- ZZoul Cafe (295 Eddy St // Tenderloin)
EAST BAY FOOD
- besha Ethiopian Cuisine (4929 Shattuck Ave, Oakland)
- Addis Ethiopian (6100 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)
- alaMar Kitchen & Bar (100 Grand Ave, Oakland)
- Alchemy Collective Café (1741 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley)
- Asmara Restaurant (5020 Telegraph Ave, Oakland)
- Brown Sugar Kitchen (2295 Broadway, Oakland)
- Cali Alley (1012 Grayson St, Berkeley)
- Carmen & Family BBQ (41986 Fremont Blvd // Fremont)
- Cupcakin’ Bake Shop (2391 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley)
- Ensarro Ethiopian Restaurant (357A Grand Ave, Oakland)
- Ethiopia Restaurant (2955 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley)
- Everett & Jones Barbeque (Berkeley // Oakland)
- Flipnsoul (2101 14th Ave, Oakland)
- Full House Cafe (7th St., Oakland & San Leandro)
- Grandeur (366 B Grand Ave, Oakland)
- The Hatch (402 15th St, Oakland)
- Hella Nuts (Oakland)
- Horn Barbecue (2435 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland)
- Kaffa Ethiopian (2987 Sacramento St, Berkeley)
- KC’S BBQ (1235 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley)
- The Lettuce Inn (2115 Pacheco St, Concord)
- La Christa’s (Telegraph, Oakland)
- Lena’s Soul Food Cafe (Foothill Blvd., Oakland)
- Malibu’s Burgers (Oakland based food truck, follow their IG and FB to see current location)
- Miliki Restaurant (3725 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland)
- Monica’s Brittle Chips (Oakland)
- MLK Café (3860 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland)
- PLāYT (1036 B St, Hayward)
- Shewhat (6101 Shattuck Ave, Oakland)
- Sobre Mesa (1618 Franklin St, Oakland)
- Souley Vegan (301 Broadway, Oakland)
- Super Juiced (540 9th St, Oakland)
- Suya African-Caribbean Grill (408 22nd St, Oakland)
- Teni East Kitchen (4015 Broadway, Oakland)
- Vegan Mob (500 Lake Park Ave, Oakland)
- The Veg Hub (2214 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland)
SOUTH BAY FOOD
- BackAYard Caribbean Grill (Multiple San Jose Locations)
- Cafe Capuchino (1158 Capuchino Ave, Burlingame)
- Coconuts (642 Ramona St, Palo Alto)
- The Cookout (1350 Pear Ave, Mountain View)
- The Famous Rib Shack (223 El Camino Real, San Bruno)
- Flavas Jamaican Grill (314 Linden Ave, South San Francisco)
- Gojo Ethiopian (1261 W San Carlos St, San Jose)
- Jubba Somali Restaurant (5330 Terner Way, San Jose)
- Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant (1663 W San Carlos St, San Jose)
- LeYou Ethiopian (1100 N 1st St, Suite C, San Jose)
- Way to Life Foods
- Lunch Box (1876 W San Carlos St, San Jose)
- MB’s Place (San Carlos)
- Mudai (1663 W San Carlos St, San Jose)
- Red’s House (25 Washington St, Daly City)
- Reggae Pot (15495 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos)
- True Ethiopian Cuisine (113 Garnet Ave, San Carlos)
- Walia Ethiopian Cuisine (2208 Business Cir, San Jose)
- Zeni Ethiopian (1320 Saratoga Ave, San Jose)
NORTH BAY FOOD
- Cafe Frida Gallery (300 S A St, Santa Rosa)
- Caribbean Spices (819 4th St, San Rafael)
- Corner 103 (103 WW Napa St, Sonoma)
- My Abyssinia (913 4th St, Santa Rosa)
- Pack Jack’s BBQ (3693 Gravenstein Hwy, Sebastopol)
- Red Rose Catering (Catering, Santa Rosa)
- Sonoma Crust ( 1040 N Dutton Ave, Suite A, Santa Rosa)