I was scrolling through our Instagram page @shoppeblack and saw a video of a Black woman being attacked at an Asian nail salon in Brooklyn. Someone filmed employees of a nail salon attacking a customer with a broom and throwing liquid at her while she tries to fight them off.
The video which has since gone viral has led to multiple arrests, public outrage, and protests calling for the salon to shut down.
I’m going to file this incident under “Another reason to Support Black Owned Businesses.” In this case, Black owned nail salons.
While I know that there were training and entrepreneurship programs set up in the US for Asian immigrants, particularly Vietnamese women who still dominate ownership in the eight billion dollar nail industry, I still question why there are so few Black owned salons and/or why we choose not to go to them if we know about them.
That said, in response to some of your comments about us needing and wanting Black-owned nail salons to patronize, we’ve compiled a list around the US and internationally. (#BlackBusinessesInTheDiasporaMa
I’m sure we left out a few, so feel free to add another Black owned nail salons that do good work in the comments. And note, we’re not just talking about just any Black owned nail salons, but those that are clean, aesthetically nice, where they do good work and where customer service matters.
Black Owned Nail Salons
Marché Rue Dix (Brooklyn)
Free Edge Beauty Studio (Brooklyn)
Dera Ebele’s Nail Boutique (Franklin Square, NY)
SHIC by Soketah’s (Brooklyn, NY)
Palms Nail Bar (Arlington, TX)
Shine Nails (Chicago, IL)
A Polished Work Nail Spa Lounge (Chicago, IL)
Beautiful Sisters Nail Spa (Chicago, IL)
Simply Panache Nail Bar and Pedi Spa (Hampton, VA)
Nails by Tiara (Atlanta, GA)
Poochiez Pawz Nail Studio (Atlanta, GA)
Divine Designz (Jacksonville, NC)
Alicia B Nail Bar (Columbia, SC)
Artisan Nail Studio (Charlotte, NC)
Studio 7 The Salon and Spa (Baltimore, MD)
Cre8tions Nail Spa (District Heights, MD)
Scrub Nail Boutique (Baltimore, MD)
Ms.Glitter Nail Lounge and Spa (Oakland, CA)
Powder Beauty Co (Los Angeles, CA)
Blessed By Beedy Nails (New Orleans, LA)
Z Luxury (West Hartford, CT)
Cher-Mère (Ontario, Canada)
Colour Riot Nails (London, UK)
Class Act Nails (Marietta, GA)
Nails by Keda (Cleveland, OH)
The Nail Tailor (San Pedro, CA)
Nola Organic Spa (New Orleans, LA)
Klassy Koats (Houston, TX)
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