Kido

Kido is a small shop owned by a 4th generation entrepreneur. Both Keewa and Amanda are Black Wall Street descendants, and Keewa has built Kido with a hope to keep their family legacy alive. Her great-grandfather had a tailor shop in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the Massacre of 1921, he fled to Chicago and rebuilt his shop on the Southside. Keewa’s grandfather carried the torch and built his own tailor shop, and now, 100 years after Greenwood burned, she has her own shop in Downtown Chicago. When her son was born, Keewa wanted to find clothes with positive affirmations that were eco-friendly and trendy too. She couldn’t find what she was looking for, so she created her own line! Kido started with one onesie and big dreams. Keewa would travel all over Chicago, selling her onesies at local markets. She kept saving and releasing more designs, until she developed a following of diverse, millennial parents. And so, community has become the life force of the Kido brand. No longer able to host events in the storefront, Keewa has shifted her focus to providing entertainment and support for Kido families online. Dance and music classes, author interviews, and, of course, story times dominate their virtual space. Join the party on Instagram, where families all over the country are connecting and sharing culture on the Kido page!