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BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT

Show your support for the following Black-Owned Businesses in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities!

For additional lists, visit these links:

BlackOwnedNashville.com

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Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce

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400 Degrees

Relocated to North Nashville from SoBro, owner and Nashville native Aqui Hines’ 400 Degrees ...

8 Hour BBQ

Nashville’s 8 Hour BBQ caterers specialize in slow-smoked pork ribs and rib tips.

8th and Roast - Melrose

Locally owned and operated 8th and Roast coffee shop has been a much-appreciated neighborhood spot ...

8th and Roast - Sylvan Park

Locally owned and operated 8th and Roast coffee shop has been a much-appreciated neighborhood spot ...

Adams Barbecue

Nashville-based Adams Barbecue food truck specializes in slow-smoked pork ribs, brisket, pulled ...

African American Cultural Alliance

The African Cultural Alliance The AACA was founded in May of 1983 by several concerned African ...

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), Nashville Chapter

Charted November 12, 2005, the Nashville Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical ...

Ajora Kitchen

Located in The Arcade, family owned and operated Ajora Kitchen serves real-deal Ethiopian fare to ...

Amazing Glaze Chicken & Wings

Jefferson Street-based food truck Amazing Glaze Chicken & Fish serves some of area’s best fried ...

American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee

The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) is dedicated to translating the ...

Amy's Ethiopian Restaurant

Family owned and operated Amy’s Ethiopian Restaurant offers well-prepared, authentic Ethiopian ...

Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

Real-deal Ethiopian fare can be discovered at South Nashville’s homey, no-frills Awash Ethiopian ...

Backfield in Motion

Backfield in Motion is a nonprofit organization that focuses on education through mastery of ...

Bailey and Cato

East Nashville mourned the closing of soul food meat and three favorite Bailey and Cato in 2016, ...

Barr's Music City Soul Food

Bishop Frederick and Erica Barr’s takeout-only spot Barr’s Music City Soul Food features ...

Beehive Bistro

Opened in May 2020, Murfreesboro’s Beehive Bistro specializes in wings, soul food and comfort ...

Big Al's Deli

Alphonso Anderson's Salemtown neighborhood favorite Big Al’s Deli serves satisfying breakfasts, ...

Big Bobby's BBQ

Food truck-turned brick and mortar site, Murfreesboro’s locally owned and operated Big Bobby’s ...

Big Mama's Soul Food

Real-deal soul food can be found at Big Mama’s Soul Food in North Nashville. Specialties include ...

Big Shake's Hot Chicken & Fish - Franklin

Franklin favorite Big Shake’s Nashville Hot Chicken & Fish offers degrees of heat that include ...

Black Lives Matter

#BlackLivesMatter is working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and ...

Black Vision Collective

BLVC is a Black-led, Queer and Trans centering organization whose mission is to organize powerful, ...

Blu Jays Catering Company

Smyrna-based Blu Jays Catering Company specializes in baked goods and crowd-pleasing comfort food ...

Bolton's Famous Hot Chicken and Fish - East Nashville

Bolstered by a visit from chef and author Anthony Bourdain and his “Parts Unknown” TV show in ...

Bone's Fish and More

Unassuming South Nashville spot Bone’s Fish and More serves stellar fried fish sandwiches, with ...

Breaking Bread

Locally owned restaurant and caterer Smyrna’s Breaking Bread offers homestyle meat-and-three fare ...

Brother Z's Wang Shack

Expect masterfully prepared chicken wings, burgers, fried fish sandwiches, and thick-cut bologna ...

Bubba Gandy's Seafood & Cajun Market

Murfreesboro’s Bubba Gandy’s Seafood & Cajun Market specializes in fresh, wild-caught Gulf ...

Cal's Country Kitchen

Open since 1997, family owned and operated Cal’s Country Kitchen remains a Madison staple for ...

Catering Concepts by Timothy

Since 2001, Tim and Jewell Winn have been providing a variety of catering services to clients in ...

Chef Batts Catering

Chef Batts Catering is a full-service catering company and personal chef service from Keith Bates, ...

Chicken Shack Express

Family owned and operated Chicken Shack Express food truck in Murfreesboro has been offering hot ...

Choral Arts Link, Inc.

Welcome to Choral Arts Link (CAL)! We are excited about singing and sharing ...

City Farm Co.

Family owned and operated City Farm Co. started as a pop-up at Nashville Farmers’ Market and has ...

Color Of Change

Color Of Change helps people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national ...

Coneheads

Former Vanderbilt and NFL football player Marcus Buggs opened East Nashville's Coneheads in ...

Couture Cakes and Sweets

Nashville’s Couture Cakes and Sweets specializes in customized cakes and confections for ...

Cupcake Collection, The

New Orleans native Mignon Francois’ charming The Cupcake Collection local bakery has lasted long ...

Dandgure's Cafe (CLOSED)

THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED PERMANENTLY ON JUNE 30, 2022 Known by the more in-the-know downtown business ...

Deez Greek Cafe

Smyrna’s locally owned and operated Deez Greek Cafe specializes gyros, falafel, and other ...

Doll's Family Cafe

Doll’s Family Cafe, an unassuming homestyle spot in East Nashville, offer hard-to-find soul food ...

Ed's Fish House

You won’t find a better spicy hot fried fish sandwich on white bread in Nashville than at Ed’s ...

EV Originals

Locally owned and made in Middle Tennessee, EV Originals specializes in chef-inspired, small-batch ...

Fame-Us Caribbean Soul Food Cafe

Located near the Tennessee State University campus in North Nashville, Fame-Us Caribbean Soul Food ...

Fat Boy's BBQ

Locals know the place to go for barbecue in Antioch is family owned and operated Fat Boy’s BBQ, ...

Fisk Jubilee Singers

The Fisk Jubilee Singers are vocal artists and students at Fisk University in Nashville, TN, who ...

Fisk University

Founded in 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War, Fisk University is a historically black ...

Flash Me Xperience

Flash Me is the Ultimate Photo Xperience offering over 15 different exhibits for your photo ...

Free Hearts

Free Hearts is an organization led by formerly incarcerated women that provides support, education, ...

Germantown Pub

Ultra-casual neighborhood spot Germantown Pub fills the sports bar-and-grill niche in ...

Ghot Wingz

Open since 2005 in East Nashville, the husband-and-wife team of James and Sharonda Stone offer some ...

Gideon's Army

The mission of Gideon's Army is to act collectively, boldly and strategically as a unified force ...

Global Education Center

The Global Education Center is a nonprofit arts education center for students, teachers and the ...

Gojo Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant

Longtime Woodbine neighborhood spot Gojo Ethiopian Cafe and Restaurant — gojo is the name given ...

Gordon's Chicken - Smyrna

Open since February 2020 in Smyrna, locally owned and operated Gordon’s Chicken specializes in ...

Granddaddy's Famous Hot Chicken

Granddaddy's Famous Hot Chicken may not be famous much beyond the friendly confines of Joelton in ...