Our 20 Favorite Black-Owned Coffee Brands To Try In 2024

Started by Bartholomew Jones and Renata Henderson, Cxffeeblack's mission is to reclaim the Black history of coffee and reimagine its Black future. OG Guji Mane was grown by Black farmers in the town of Uraga in the Guji Zone of Oromia in Ethiopia. It has notes of passionfruit, papaya, nougat, caramel, and dark chocolate and pairs perfectly with your morning rap playlist.

Through her grandfather's legacy, Kahawa 1893 founder Margaret Nyamumbo created the Kenyan-derived and San Francisco-based brand after she studied abroad in the United States. The result is a line of coffees that offers a range of flavors and roasts.

The Kenyan is a light-medium whole bean coffee that is flavor-rich, with hints of caramel, chocolate, sugar, berries, and bright citrus, and was farmed by women farmers.

Sisters Renee and Nicole Pettiford's Sister.ly drinkware line features the perfect gifts for coffee lovers. Founded just over three years ago, the brand's clear coffee mugs landed on Oprah's Favorite Things 2023 list for their "shapely double-walled design" that keep her brews "warm to the very last drop," she says.

Entrepreneur Keba Konte launched Red Bay Coffee in 2014 to help spread equity within the coffee industry. Their mission is to support diversity, inclusion, social and economic restoration, entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability. The East Fourteenth roast has flavor notes of blackberry, dark chocolate, and dates. It has a resealable bag to maintain freshness and also comes in whole beans.

The Imphex Café Touba brand celebrates the rich history of Senegal through a coffee recipe dating back to the early 1900s. The premium blend has spices like Guinea pepper that leave spicy, earthy, and sweet flavors on your taste buds.

The Dope Coffee Company was created by artist Mike The Rapper to mesh the worlds of hip-hop artistry with coffee from East Africa. The arabica coffee beans in the Guatemalan Full Medium Roast are are matured slowly, resulting in fruity, earthy notes for your daily cup.

The son of reggae artist Bob Marley, entrepreneur and founder Rohan Marley has infused his father's legacy into the coffee industry for the last 15 years. His Marley Coffee brand has everything from single-serve pods to ground and whole beans inspired by some of his dad's most famous songs and sayings, like "One Love."

As an homage to Bob Marley's respect for nature, the sustainable coffee brand partners with non-profit One Tree Planted to boost reforestation by planting trees around the world.

Lifelong friends Pernell and Rod founded Blk & Bold to celebrate their immeasurable love for coffee and tea. They created the brand as a way to give back to the community and support young people. The dark roast comes in whole beans and has a flavor profile of tart citric acidity, smooth, and sweet bell pepper, and a heavy body.

Did you know that Haiti was the main producer and exporter of coffee until the '60s? Carribrew specializes in offering premium Arabic coffee from Haiti that has centuries-old flavor. The premium dark roast comes in whole beans.

Friends Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas created Sip & Sonder, a Black women-owned coffee house and roastery where coffee, community, and culture connect. The Nile is a light roast from Rwanda that has notes of cinnamon, red ripe fruit, and apple pie, and it comes in the form of whole beans.

From her Domaine Curry alcohol brand to Caribbean superfood-powered skincare line, Ayesha Curry is no stranger to creating quality products with carefully sourced ingredients. Another to add to the list? Sweet July house blend coffee, which is a medium roast with black cherry, chocolate, and hazelnut flavors.

Think green: Not only does founder Kavi Bailey's Grand Paradé coffee brand have a sustainable ethos, but the fresh harvested coffee beans are also literally green. These organic Ethiopian coffee beans are unroasted and complete with a fruity, syrupy, and chocolatey flavor profile.

"Boon" and "Boona" mean coffee in different dialects of East Africa, and the brand Boon Boona Coffee shares coffee traditions from the region. Their Nova blend comes from the Gicumbi region in Northern Province, Rwanda, and is dry-processed, so the coffee cherries are dried in the sun.

Founded by two college friends, Joe'y is a coffee alternative that has all the benefits of coffee without the caffeine and jitters. Their deliciously robust drink is made with adaptogens to naturally boost your energy, focus, and mental performance.

Amanda Christine Harth and Felton Kizer started Monday Coffee Co. in 2015 with the mission of taking up space as Black people in the coffee industry. Just like their coffees, the pocket-size cold brew concentrate (that you can carry on the go!) has smooth, chocolatey, nutty flavors.

Bad Beans Coffee is the brainchild of Derek McKeith, and was inspired by his experiences working as a barista. This Honeybear blend uses coffee beans cultivated in the Dominican Republic and has smooth and fruity flavors.

Founded by Quincy Henry, the goal of Campfire Coffee is to bring you fun coffee inspired by outdoor experiences. The brand's Starry Night single origin FTO comes from Ethiopia and has a complex, rich flavor. It's best enjoyed as a pour over or brewed in a French press.

Since 2015, Mochabox has brought great coffee to its consumers. The brand started after Floyd Sartin and Harlin Thomas noticed the lack of African-American coffee makers. The Dark and Lovely single origin roast comes from Haiti and represents the beautiful Black people across the diaspora. It has hints of hazelnut and cocoa and a bold, dark flavor.

Black Acres Roastery is an artisan, Baltimore-based roaster with a mission of bringing out the best qualities of coffee beans from around the world. This blend pays tribute to Baltimore's Lexington market, which dates back to the late-1700s, and has notes of cherry cordials, praline, and chocolate as an homage to the institution's rich history

Sailor's Brew is where motivation meets coffee. Created by Trevon Sailor, the brand offers pure, natural coffee without added flavors. North Star roast comes in whole beans, French press, filter/drip, and moka pot/espresso varieties. It's a medium roast that has flavor notes of citrus, berry, and floral.