Celebrate Black History Month while Supporting Local Businesses

All month long this February is just as good a time as any to reflect on and take part in Black History Month activities and offerings.  In Philadelphia there’s a boozier way to celebrate, with a list of 10 Black-owned bars to hit on your next bar crawl through the city.

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Medina Oyefusi has a Black History Month bar crawl planned called “I Buy Black Too.”  The ticketed affair will bring partiers to four different drinking establishments and a pop-up shop, by Society Hill’s beauty supply store, Marsh + Mane.

After going on a Black-owned bar crawl while visiting Washington D.C., Oyefusi, 22, and her partner Aaron Robinson, 21, decided to come up with their own for Philly.

“I feel like there are a lot of businesses owned by Black people and people of color that aren’t highlighted,” Oyefusi told Billy Penn. “So I felt like there was a market here. People seemed interested…and the businesses were excited to participate.”

For a $15 registration fee, partygoers will receive a free t-shirt, food and drink specials, live entertainment at each venue and the chance to win tickets to Dreamville Fest in North Carolina.