BLACK BOX OAKLAND

Essentials & Lifestyle Goods from Bay Area’s Black-Owned Businesses

Pull Up! Join the Movement with your Dollars

EVERY day is a GOOD day to patronize a Black-owned business! You want to flex this move and we are here to help. ‘Black Box Oakland’ gives you the ease and opportunity to explore a spectrum of dynamic Black-owned businesses in the Bay Area, and around the country. Each box is specially curated with must-have items to love. 100% of sales go to the businesses. Limited boxes available.

Wanna help make this project take flight?

ORDER a Presale Box! 

What is a Presale Box?

A presale box is a ‘blind order’ of sorts. (See below, or order form for the sample box types to get a general idea of what we are working towards). Your pre-order is an investment into the birth of this project. "Your front $$ helps us to pay Black vendors up front with no financial burden to them, as well as purchasing goods for the boxes. Once boxes are available for Pre-order, you will be the first to know, and at that point you can select from the box options available*.

Please note that a box type that you select during presale, may not end up in the first iteration (or ever) of this project. In the event this happens, we will send you other box selections of your choice. You also have the opportunity to order additional boxes that can be donated to Black folks in need.

BLACK BOX ROUND 1 DATES

  • Thursday June 11: Presale Ends

  • Week of June 22: Pre-Orders Open to Public

  • Tuesday July 8: Pick Up/Delivery/Shipping Begins

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HOW DOES BLACK BOX OAKLAND WORK?

  • Select the box type(s) you like (see sample box types below)

  • Place an order for the Black Box of your choice on our website by the listed cut-off date (based on quantities available)

  • Select your distribution option:  Pickup (Oakland) | Shipping* | Door-Step Delivery* (Oakland/Richmond only)  *additional charges apply

  • Boxes will be available after the order cut-off date and will be made available by the distribution option selected. Local Pick Up Locations TBA

SAMPLE BLACK BOX oakland CONCEPTS

Boycott! Box

Herbs, Stationery, Candles, and Tinctures and other basics to help you take time out, digitally detox, rest & recharge 

Amend Box

Natural healing and nurturing essentials, herbs, tinctures, balms & more for postpartum care

Uprise Box

Includes an assortment of Coffee, Tea, Spices, Condiments & Healthy Sweets.

Mobilize Box

Games, puzzles, fiction, non-fiction literature and activity books for the culture

Sit-In Box

An assortment of beverages, mixers, snacks, pastries and healthy nibbles for an at-home cocktail hour

Abolish Box

Select food & grocery items: an assortment of shelf & fridge staples: eggs, dips, cereals, & healthy snacks

Black Box Oakland, a project of Afro Urban Society is created and organized by Nkeiruka Oruche, Aambr Newsome, Kimbra Whitaker, Sital-banat Muktari and Kanukai Chigamba with a mission to support Black Businesses in the Bay Area. They are Black/African women artists and organizers who are either born and raised in the Bay Area (Oakland/San Francisco) or HAVE CALLED IT HOME FOR OVER 10 YEARS.