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Hyphy Hound Oakland
Hyphy Hound Oakland is a boutique style shop,created to bring it's customers quality and affordable dog supplies & products. Our goal is to provide dog owners in East Oakland with a thoughtful & fun selection of products for their furry friends,as well as offer the convience of dog washing stations. Hyphy Hound Oakland pritorizes high level customer service,quality & affordable products and services, all while centering the rich culture of East Oakland.
ANIMAL & PETS
The Sixth Man
The Sixth Man develops go-to-market strategies for urban cannabis brands transitioning from the traditional market to the recreational market. The highest performing products in recreational market retail stores are trap brands that operated prior to legalization. The Sixth Man wants to make sure that as outside money pours into the state, the architects of these brands have real equity in something tangible.
Brown Sugar Botanicals
We believe in sourcing organic plant materials from our own communities. We proudly source our herbs from LGBTQ / BIPOC / women-owned farms and gardens.
Let's Grow Inside
Spending between $100 to $400 an ounce (depending on the strain) can be a strain on your pockets. By growing in the privacy of your home you can potentially reduce that cost to an average of $60 an ounce. If you have a favorite this course will teach how to grow it at your leisure.
CANNABIS
Boo Boo Baby
Booboobaby.co was made for the mother who has been unsatisfied with saturated “bell & wistle” baby clothes. We created this brand to appeal to the modern eye while capturing basic essentials for your baby.
CLOTHING & FASHION
Papalotl Consulting
Papalotl Consulting is a community-centered consulting firm that helps people learn about the impact of their work through research, evaluation, and collaborative partnerships. Our goal is to work closely with communities most affected by disparities and injustice in order to co-create knowledge, center experiential wisdom, and advance racial and social equity.
Narratives Unbound
Narratives Unbound is an education and consulting company that strengthens communities by expanding understandings of racial and economic systems through financial coaching, community workshops, and trainings. We work to build a world where individuals, families, and communities share in brave spaces and conversations to accept the past, heal the present and co-create a future full of intergenerational wisdom.
CONSULTING
Mannequin Madness
Mannequin Madness sells new and used mannequins and dress forms. We are the ONLY Black owned company in this industry in the US. Our Oakland warehouse has photo studio for rent and in 2020 we started offering custom dog photography photoshoots.
Narratives Unbound
Soul Signature Studios is the creative wellness studio for the thriving momtrepreneur and her family. We help children understand that why can have any lifestyle they desire no matter their economic background by providing the women in their lives the resources they need to design a life they love. Our BRAND STRATEGY SERVICES make room for women to access ultimate creative freedom in their lives through entrepreneurship; our FINE ART PORTRAITS help our clients see more of what they love in their everyday life, and our SOUL COACHING programs help women overcome ANY OBSTACLE along their journey.
MONTAJ
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My Rose Colored Views Productions
My Rose Colored Views Prods.® is a Multimedia Company, based out of Oakland/Los Angeles. MRCVP, ran by CEO Aaliyah Filos, takes pride in providing professional, thorough, and most importantly, creative services.Being a Black Female owned company, MRCVP will work around the clock to produce cutting-edge video content that is engaging, original and dynamic. #BlackGirlStorytellers
Relentless Dreamers
At RELENTLESS DREAMERS we believe motivation, passion and conviction is often not enough. It is necessary to stay inspired. We are a community of Relentless Dreamers, a special group of human beings with a purpose to invest in greatness to achieve constant improvement, no matter the cost.
Studio 405 Live
We provide Artists, Musicians, Business Professionals and Creatives the platform to create unique content and experiences to reach a Global Audience. We create the vibe and provide an innovative framework that fosters empowerment, promotes exposure and creates the opportunity to think outside-the-box.
Hard In The Paint Entertainment
Hard in the Paint Ent. specializes as a concierge of customized services, packaged to fit any artist, non profit or small business’ promotional, marketing & advertisement needs. We are also staffed and qualified to provide services to individual clients as well who may need personal lifestyle management assistance, including but not limited to: running errands, grocery shopping, car detail, picking up laundry and or gifts, checking mail, house sitting, document preparation, pharmacy pick up and more.
CREATIVES
A Mothers Touch
AMT Catering is committed to providing outstanding food service accompanied by our delicious offerings. Every recipe is prepared with a taste of comfort that can only be described as, A Mothers Touch.
Hella Juiced
2020 was a hard year but through all the trials and tribulations & the help of my dedicated customers and supporters we’ve been able to continue hustling and keeping people healthy.
Cocina Del Corazón
We're creating a social justice enterprise with a mission to help fight food inequalities in our East Oakland community. Our goal is to provide access to sustainable foods and education, to those who might otherwise not have access. ​
Nitty Gritty
Delivering mouthwatering grits, that include fresh ingredients and flavors infused with California flare and Southern wholesomeness. Guaranteed to have your taste buds buzzing and your belly full.
FOOD
Booklandia, LLC
Our Vision: For every Latinx child to have a personal library that reflects their cultural heritage and equips them to be leaders for justice. Our Mission: We source high quality books so you don't have to, we assist in building representative and anti-racist libraries, and we help develop a love for reading in children.
Pochino Press
Pochino Press offers a multi-media stage for change makers and culture creators. Our mission is to publish works that illuminate stories, which originate in the intersections where hybrid cultures not only meet, but form a new sensibility.
The Chinue X Project, Inc
The Chinue X Project, Inc. TCXPI, is an Afrocentric Educational Resource that was initially established ub 2011, as a social platform to address the Miseducation Of The Negro globally. We seek to combat mainstream education. Education that has historically been distorted or intentionally been omitted in the education of the African American child.
HaPPi Hands Childcare
We offer childcare for families looking to provide their child with a loving and safe environment that’s just like home. At our home daycare, our goal is to help children learn important social, emotional, and behavioral skills that prepare them for a successful and happy future. We develop strong foundations in education by engaging in Reggio Emilia Inspired and Developmental Play-based activities. We offer programs for a wide variety of ages from 4 months to 5 years. We look forward to hearing from you! Please contact us to schedule a free tour for you and your family.
EDUCATION
Wellness by PCJ
Wellness by PCJ is a brand created to educate and encourage Black and Brown communities on how to reclaim and preserve their health through simple, affordable and sustainable wellness solutions.
Electro Hydration
Electro Hydration provides safe, clean ionized drinking water that hydrates and absorbs the body on a cellular level. With a simple home installation, our medical grade device transforms your tap water into unlimited fresh alkalized water that is free from chemicals and bacteria, eliminating the need for single-use plastics. Available for Store Pick-Up or Contactless Home Delivery.
K.E.M.unity Wellness Center
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Kimbi Raw Essentials
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Imanselfcare
Imanselfcare is a self-care brand that sells all natural, handmade skin and body products. My goal is use my products to help my customers heal their skin so they can feel more confident in themselves.
Umber by J. Lenay, LLC
At Umber we provide a solution to help women who struggle with unwanted facial hair. Our users are ensured to have all-natural high quality products to reach desired results for hair reduction.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Project Beanstalk
Project Beanstalk is a social enterprise working to bring diversity into the video game industry. We design inclusive games that shed a positive light on underrepresented communities. Our goal is to create opportunities for the underprivileged to pursue S.T.E.A.M based careers.
TECHNOLOGY
GDeBerry Virtual Business Consultant
GDeBerry Virtual Business Consulting Providing Administrative & Social Media Support to Small Businesses & Churches in the East Oakland Corridor. Service packages: Data Entry, Customer Support, Email Management, Google My Business,Website Admin, Graphic Design and More.
Weekend Mobile Notary
WMN serves all 52 states. We provide door-to-door mobile notary service booking in real-time. Check out the app and provide feedback. Feel free to share the link with notaries that may want to join the team and clients that would like to book a notary near them.