While February is Black History Month, you can celebrate and buy from Black-owned businesses today, tomorrow and always. Ready to spend your coins? I compiled an extensive list of beauty and fashion brands to support.

Kick the new year off on the right note with a beauty collection designed with you in mind. Here are 10 Black-owned beauty brands to shop.

Consumers who want to boycott Target should instead spend their dollars on products from Black-owned businesses at the retailer, said April Showers, founder and chief executive of toy, apparel and home goods brand Afro Unicorn, which has been sold at Target since 2022.

Chastity Garner Valentine, who has a million Facebook followers, boycotted Target in 2013 for not carrying plus-size clothing. She wrote an open letter to the retailer that went viral at the time. Target called her the next day and she became a brand ambassador as Target grew its offerings to include plus-sized clothes.

Anger at Target surged after it abandoned DEI programs, but Black-owned businesses that struggled to earn shelf space urged critics to focus on buying minority-owned companies' products instead.

Left-wing activists are calling for a boycott on Target stores after the retailer slashed its diversity, equity and inclusion policies – but black-owned brands are pushing back, warning the move could damage their businesses.