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Donate to save the black owned community grocery store one dollar at a time.
Community Grocery, is more than just a store — it’s the only Black-owned supermarket in South Carolina and a community-owned cooperative where customers don’t just shop — they become owners.
Why Your $1 Matters
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
We believe that when the African American dollar stays in the African American company, communities grow stronger, healthier, and more self-reliant.
That’s why we’re launching a movement to reach 1 million people who can each give just $1 — to keep our store alive, expand our shelf space for Black-owned vendors, and fund the creation of “The Black Amazon”
— a national e-commerce platform made for us, by us.
Give Today
Let’s Reach 1 Million Strong
Your donation supports:
Community Grocery, the only Black-owned supermarket in SC
Launching The Black Amazon e-commerce platform to sell Black-owned products online
Helping Black-owned businesses gain shelf space and national visibility
Programs that create jobs, education, and investment in local communities
Our consignment donation program, allowing businesses to donate products for a tax write-off
Expansion of our co-op model to other underserved neighborhoods
Community Grocery Wants You To
Be a Part of the Impact
This is more than just a donation — it’s a movement.
When you give to Community Grocery, you:
Fuel economic empowerment for underserved neighborhoods
Support Black-owned brands with real visibility and opportunity
Join a cooperative model that’s inclusive, sustainable, and community-owned
Protect local access to healthy food and job opportunities
Global Power in Local Hands
We honor Ibrahime Touré of Burkina Faso, a visionary leader who took bold action to reclaim his country’s gold mines and natural resources for the benefit of his people — not foreign powers.
His message is clear and powerful: ownership is liberation. Just like our founder Timothy Waters, who built the
Community Grocery to give our people access, equity, and control over our own economy, Touré reminds us that real change begins when we take back what’s ours.
A Little Help Can Make a Big Change
You don’t have to give a lot to make a difference.
Just $1 puts us one step closer to building the infrastructure Black businesses need to grow and thrive — both locally and online.
Every donation counts. Every share matters.
Make An Impact In Someone’s Life
Together, we’re building a brighter future for Black-owned businesses and communities in South Carolina and beyond.
6 hours
The average dollar stays in Black communities for just 6 hours, while it circulates for 17+ days in others. That means wealth leaves before it has a chance to grow.
8 out of 10
8 out of 10 Black neighborhoods are classified as food deserts — where fresh, healthy food is miles out of reach.
3%
Fewer than 3% of supermarkets in the U.S. are Black-owned, leaving little space for our voices, our products, or our power on the shelves.
These numbers should never be normal. But they can be rewritten — when we act. With just$1, you help flip the script and bring resources, food access, and ownership back where it belongs —in our communities.
Let’s change the math. Let’s change the future. One dollar at a time.
Did You Know?
Honor the Legacy of Weeksville (1838)
Founded by James Weeks, Weeksville was one of the first free Black communities in the U.S., built in Brooklyn, New York, just years after slavery ended in the state. It became a safe haven where African Americans owned land, built schools, ran businesses, and thrived in freedom.
Over time, Weeksville's story was nearly lost — but now it's being reclaimed.
If you want to read more about Black cities that were destroyed, Black massacres and riots, and Black inventors who shaped the United States, order one of our featured books from the
Community Grocery Store, written by Earl Kenneth Claitt.
Your support keeps our stories alive.
Help Save the Black-Owned Community Grocery Co-Op in South Carolina!
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