Juneteenth Gift Guide: Curated Picks from NiLu
Juneteenth is a time to honor Black freedom, culture, and creativity.
In this article, we’re featuring a curated Juneteenth Gift Guide from NiLu — a Harlem-based gift shop and online store known for celebrating Black-owned brands and cultural storytelling.
Explore these meaningful finds to celebrate with intention — and support Black-owned businesses in the process.
Juneteenth Gift Guide from NiLu
Harlem-Opoly Game
Harlem-Opoly hits closer to home. Designed by tour guide Carolyn Johnson, this game lets you buy blocks in Harlem, dodge gentrifiers, and build your legacy. A true collector’s item and history lesson in one.
Retro Cassette Wallet
It looks like your old mixtape, but it slides into your back pocket. It’s a nostalgic flex for your bag or pocket and a guaranteed conversation starter for anyone who knows what a pencil and a cassette have in common.
Oak Bluffs & Other Beaches Bandana
From Inkwell to Sag Harbour, this bandana celebrates Black joy on the beach. Tie it, wrap it, hang it up—it’s giving coastal cool with heritage woven in.
Langston Lux Candle
Smells like intellect and late-night genius. With warm tobacco, vanilla, and suede, this Harlem-made candle honors Langston Hughes with a scent as layered and smooth as one of his verses.
Honey Shea Oatmeal Soap
Not all soaps are created equal. This one blends real honey, shea butter, and oats to leave you moisturized and smelling like summer.
Concrete Rose Puzzle by Aaron Marner
Gift of Fun and Connection. Perfect as a gift, family activity, conversational piece, mental challenge and exercise as well as an opportunity to escape and focus on each piece of inspiration.
Harlem Mural Coasters
These decorative coasters, designed by NiLu, exhibit iconic murals from 125th St., 116th St., and East Harlem. As Harlem changes, NiLu strives to preserve community and culture through these coasters.
Regeneration: Black Cinema Book
This book is a celebration of Black filmmakers, actors, and cinematic resistance. A gift for the film nerd, the culture keeper, or anyone ready to rethink Hollywood’s lens.
Gordon Parks: A Harlem Family, 1967
Raw, real, and necessary. This reprint of Parks’ iconic Life magazine photo essay documents poverty, dignity, and humanity in Harlem. A striking reminder of how powerful storytelling can be—no filter needed.
Tassel and Picture Graduation Frame
Honor the win and the journey. This frame holds both a photo and tassel—because every graduation is bigger than one person. Perfect for Juneteenth season: freedom, legacy, achievement.
Explore the full collection and more at NiLu and keep supporting the makers who move culture forward.
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