Black women entrepreneurs, both in the United States and across Africa, are among the fastest-growing groups of business owners, driving economic growth and inspiring future generations. Despite facing significant challenges like limited access to capital, societal expectations, and systemic biases, they have shown remarkable resilience, determination, and innovation.

Supporting Black-owned bag brands not only allows us to express our personal style but also empowers diverse voices within the fashion community. Check out our list of Black-owned designer bags to know and shop in 2024!

Guiding Principles for Personal Growth any Time of the Year.

Why is it important for a Black woman to be “Empowered”? Because it defends her from all of the things that she cannot control. Because it gives her a reason to endure life’s tragedies and injustices. Because it allows her to be all that she can be.

BellaNoire COO Yvonne A. Matsiko chats with her dad, John Akumu on the role men play in empowering woman. He shares his perspective as a father, as a Kenyan, and as a Black man surrounded by women. Lots of wisdom and insight into a unique father-daughter dynamic!

How do we encapsulate all that is The BellaNoire Woman? The incomparable Black woman? There is SO MUCH to capture—from the African soil to Latin America, accomplishments by Black women span across the globe.