School Supplies From Black Owned Brands

Updated July 12, 2023

As the end of summer approaches, you may be in the market for notebooks, backpacks, and other supplies for the start of the school year. As such there are culturally representative options from black owned brands. See the following companies and product links for more details.

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Shop With Leslie on Redbubble has a selection of culturally representative and affirming school supplies. These include spiral notebooks, mouse pads, laptop skins, laptop sleeves, and zippered pouches. Stickers and magnets to promote learning engagement are also available.

Laptop sleeve with the captions The Learning Curve is Real, Track Your Progress, Keep The Faith

From learning to read to loving to learn notebook

Laptop Skin with the captions Knowledge is Power, Taking in the Learning Curve

blue mouse pad with the captions The Learning Curve is Real, Track Your Progress, Keep The Faith

Laptop sleeve with the captions Knowledge is Power, Taking in the Learning Curve

pink spiral notebook with the captions The Learning Curve is Real, Track Your Progress, Keep The Faith

zippered pouch with the captions The Learning Curve is Real, Track Your Progress, Keep The Faith

sticker with the captions The Learning Curve is Real, Track Your Progress, Keep The Faith

cultural pride matters notebook with the caption learn, improve, and succeed

Art By Aleighsha ( advertisement) offers a selection of culturally thematic backpacks.

Be Rooted at Target (advertisement) has spiral notebooks, pens, journals, and planners.

Bellen’s More Than Peach @ Target (advertisement) has crayons and colored pencils.

Boutique Mix (advertisement) offers a selection of engraved pencil sets that incorporate the African continent in the lettering. Pouches are also available.

Brown Girl Bag Company (advertisement) has a selection of culturally representative lunch boxes and book bags. Personalization is available.

Flawless and Beautiful (advertisement) has an extensive selection of spiral notebooks with representative cultural themes.

For The People Boutique (advertisement) offers matching back to school supplies (e.g., notebook and lunch bag) where you can specify the grade.

Hustle Kulture Brand (advertisement) has culturally representative backpacks and lunch bags. Personalization is available.

Jadore New York Couture (advertisement) has an extensive selection of lunch bags and backpacks that are culturally representative. Personalization is available.

Lenie Alexis Designs (advertisement) offers personalized back to school pencil cases and crayon boxes in diverse styles and colors.

Melanin Meanings (advertisement) has culturally themed and personalized pencil sets.

Not Afraid Novelties (advertisement) offers a diverse selection of thematic backpacks and lunch bags for boys and girls. Products are available in several sizes, and children with physical disabilities are included in their representation.

Sibahle Collection (advertisement) offers a selection of trolley sets and backpack sets. Lunch bags are also available.

Black History Studies offers backpacks and lunch bags for boys and girls.

Black Girl Powerhouse offers a selection of thematic backpacks for boys and girls (e.g., school girls). A natural girls lunch bag is also available.

Entrepreneurs Color Too has a package of colored pencils in various shades of brown to reflect diverse skin tones. Pencils are also available on Amazon (advertisement).

Epic Everyday offers lunch bags for boys and girls that provide thermal insulation.

G & G Paper Co. has a selection of culturally representative spiral notebooks and back packs for children.

Innovative Supplies offers several themed spiral notebooks. Different styles of paper can be selected (i.e., college and wide ruled). Notebooks are handmade in the USA.

Cultural Representation Matters for school supplies post

Makeba Design and Prints offers a variety of supplies under their “products” category. These include different themed pencil pouches, lunch bags, face masks, and backpacks.

NikNax Stationery has a selection of culturally themed notebooks for right- and left-handed individuals, as well as themed writing instruments.

Modern Figures Podcast offers a selection of backpacks celebrating women and girls in computing. Laptop sleeves are also available.

The Dyna Smiles offers culturally relevant spiral notebooks.

UR Revolution has diverse school supplies that highlight the inclusion of individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities. These include notebooks, backpacks, and laptop sleeves.

I hope in reviewing these companies and products, you find school supplies that work for you.

Happy shopping!

Also, check out Shop With Leslie’s online store where you will find eco friendly clothing and accessories. Shipping is free! Select merchandise is featured below.

This is an organic cotton black basketball tshirt with the phrase the best days are spent playing basketball. The graphic includes a basketball with wings. It is grunge style.

Organic Cotton Red Sweatshirt and a picture of Bessie Coleman and the Captions Soar, Soar like Bessie

This is a recycled polyester long sleeved fuchsia crop top with Adinkra symbols.

This is an organic cotton desert dust colored shirt. It has an Africa continent emblem with the caption "Woke Is Good."

A pink recycled polyester scrunchie with woke eye icons and the phrase woke is good

An organic cotton black tshirt with the captions hustle rebound score around a basketball and hoop

This is an organic white tshirt with the caption break the bias. A hand with a hammer is also included. Graphics are pink and yellow.

A recycled polyester purple long sleeved crop top with quarter moon and moon phase graphics.

An organic cotton sage green tshirt with the caption read banned books. A graphic with an open book and flowers is featured.

A maroon colored tshirt with a graphic of a black nurse along with the word nurse in several languages

This is organic black tshirt with a literacy is freedom caption. It includes a child who is reading graphic.

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