5 Black-owned shops in Athens

Absynia absynia.info Absynia offers artisan jewelry inspired by the African diaspora handcrafted by designer Elle Lewis. Lewis got her start by repurposing broken jewelry, and soon began making her own using ethically sourced materials. Eyes, suns and ginkgo leaves are common motifs in her designs. Chalises Heavenly Inspired sells skin care items at the 22nd Hot Corner Celebration & Soul Food Festival in downtown Athens, Georgia, on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Hosted by the Hot Corner Association, the annual festival held at the corner of Washington and Hull streets celebrates African-American businesses in the community. (Photo/Jessica Gratigny; @jgratphoto) Chalises Heavenly Inspired www.chalises.com Founder Adrienne Chappell makes natural skin and hair care products like homemade soaps, bath bars, sugar scrubs, men’s grooming goods and more. Chalises has a permanent location in Winterville and can often be found at pop-ups and farmers markets around Athens. MEplusTEA meplustea.com Precious Jones has been perfecting her curation of loose-leaf tea since 2017. Her company, MEplusTEA, combines high quality tea from around the world with locally grown herbs to create a wide range of flavors. You can find their loose-leaf tea, as well as gift sets, iced teas, brewing tools and their medicinal Tea.pothecary line at...