see below for latest updates and suggestions. thanks all
update july 12, 2016 : if you know of any new names that should be added to the list. please feel free to contact me
this blog was previously titled the entire united states of america has 9 black owned grocery stores
thanks for the suggestions [jessica, eric etc] and updates we’ve changed the title and will keep adding to the list as we get new names
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original blog
let me say that again, the entire united states of america with 40 odd million afros has 9! count ’em 9! grocery stores owned by blacks. but you got barack obama
so be free as the popular mythology goes
check out bbnomics for the full score which has 5 listed. but ran across blackbusiness.org which listed 2 and then added a few mores sent in by readers. combining the two lists we have 9. got that? 9
and here’s the magnificent 7 + 2
- Calhoun Foods Grocery
204 W Lee Street in Tuskegee, AL
Phone: (334)-727-3410
- Daddy’s Neighborhood Fresh Market – Website
4811 NW Radial Hwy, Omaha, NE - Leon’s Thriftway – Grocery Store – Website
Address: 4400 E 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64128
Phone:(816) 861-7900 - Leon’s Gourmet – website
Phone: (402) 488-2307
email: info@leonsgourmetgrocer.com
2200 Winthrop Rd
Lincoln, NE 68502 - Save-A-Lot Store 45063 – website
12200 Plank Rd
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70811
Call: (225) 778-7782 - Renaissance Community Coop – website
P.O. Box 13531
Greensboro, NC 27415 - Leons Thriftway
4400 East 39th Street
Kansas City, MO 64128
816-861-7900 - Circle Foods – website7th Ward Treme
1522 St. Bernard Ave.
New Orleans, LA - Frankstown Rd. Giant Eagle – website9001 Frankstown Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
(412) 371-0858 - Lena’s Food Market – http://www.lenasfoods.com/
Milwauke, Wisconsin
Oak Street
2322 West Oak Street (414) 372-1860
Teutonia
4030 North Teutonia (414) 755-0014
Lenas Midtown
4061 North 54th Street (414) 442-4203
nice article on the history of Lena’s here - SImply Wholesome – website
4508 W. Slauson Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
tele: (323) 294-2144 - Mandela’s Food Coop – website
1430 7th Street
Oakland CA 94607
Tel: (510) 452-1133
info@mandelafoods.com
in closing, he who feeds you will BOSS you
run tell dat
updates and suggestions
Apples & Oranges Fresh Market – website
Fruit and Vegetable Store
Address: 1900 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21213
Phone:(410) 235-2900
Frankie
Tried supporting Apples and Oranges Sunday. Permanently closed with a Med Center Banner
over it.
Erin Oliver
Apples and Oranges in Baltimore is permanently closed.
(thanks Frankie & Erin. Please check back but I sent a message to check on this)
Celeste Williams
I am a resident of Baltimore, MD. Apples and Oranges closed down about a year ago. I would love to open Roberta’s Market but I have no idea where to start or where to find the fresh foods needed. You can email me at alwaysuntouchable at gmail.com if you have any information.
We have one black owned grocery store here in Baton Rouge, LA. Save-A-Lot Store 45063 12200 Plank Rd Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70811 Call: (225) 778-7782 – Latasha http://save-a-lot.com/stores/45063
Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores
Will Allen, a Black Urban Farmer, is the Presidental award winning owner of Growing Power in Milwaukee, WI. There is a grocery store located on the farm. He takes owning a grocery store to a RADICAL EMPOWERING level!!! (emailed them to get details) http://www.growingpower.org/
Stephen Thomas
GFS-Gordon Food Services has a store in Lansing and Okemos Michigan. I believe they are black owned. (not sure where to begin here. two stores are listed in lansing and one in okemos on GFS store locator Stephen or anyone in the area please check it out and update me)
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