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What's COLOR got to do with it?
Do we as African-Americans have to support or patronize businesses, industries, entities, endeavors of other African Americans SOLELY because our skin color is basically the same?
I've seen here on GC where some folks say, yeah I support so and so because it's a black business, has a black owner, etc. etc. Then someone else says, no, I am not going to support this black person because he or she does not represent the "ideas of Black America". Okay, so he or she is not representing "ideas of Black America", but neither is Billy Bob or Suzie Jane. At least something is being presented. Do we support ALL of Black America? Or do we talk a whole lot of ya ya and constantly complain about what we don't see or how someone portrays a GROUP of us? Really, does COLOR have anything to do with whatever decisions one makes in regards to spending their ALMIGHTY DOLLAR? |
In some instances, yes. When it's something unimportant like a corner store, I'll choose the black business, just because it's black.
But, when it deals with important things, like a doctor, my decision is never based solely on color. I go for the best regardless of where that person is from. I will not put up with subpar service in that respect simply because he's black. BTW, the only place where I must patronize a black business is when it comes to my hair. No explanation needed! |
I think for the most part, I go by the rule of: if you got it and it's a good price, then I'll buy it. I do try to support OUR peeps, but sometimes it's not all that easy to do that. Where I live, there aren't a lot of black owned shops/stores, etc. I would have to drive to the major city (about 45-60 min away) to get stuff from black owned places. So it's a little inconvenient. I've been trying to support online black businesses though, but I'm not a BIG online shopper really. So I do try to support when I can, otherwise, I'm an equal opportunity shopper http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
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I support my own.
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I do tend to support BOBS (black owned businesses) that are: 1) legitimate, 2) competitive in price and value, and 3) provide good (not always exceptional) customer service. Especially when it comes to high priced items (jewerly or cars), dining (give me a black chef anyday), and personal treatments (spas and vacations).
However, what I don't do (and I know this is going to sound bad) is go to franchise stores in black neighborhoods. For example, if I want to buy something from a Kmart or Walmart, I will go way out to someplace in the suburbs or the country because: 1) the in store supply is much better, meaning it tends to be fully stocked, 2) the store is neater in appearance, and 3) the service is better. IMHO (no dart thowing please) [This message has been edited by pointNclick (edited June 28, 2001).] [This message has been edited by pointNclick (edited June 28, 2001).] |
I like one of the sisters above live in a place where there ARE NO black owned businesses (a college town), so I don't have any opportunity to support my own.
I am originally from a big city which has a huge amount of blacks and some black businesses also. I support them to the extent that I am able. One problem that I find with some of our black owned businesses is that the prices for the goods are PROHIBITIVELY expensive. This is particularly true in the case of clothing designed by African-Americans. (For those who say that other designers have expensive stuff also, I don't give them money either because their stuff is too expensive also.) In short, color does not matter to me. What matters is that I like what you're selling, I appreciate the service, and the affordability of the goods. Of course, I'd prefer to patronize AA businesses though. |
I support my own as well. But I do think it's interesting that when these discussions take place, many, if not most, Black people say, or feel that "well I tried to have a Black doctor, but I didn't like him/her so I went elsewere" or "I went to a Black grocery store, but they never have what I want, so I go elsewhere."
We often add that disclaimer, that "if the service is bad, then I won't support them". I find that interesting because you'll NEVER hear a Jewish person say "Well, I support my own, but if the service is bad, then I'll look elsewhere." They don't have one bad experience w/ their own people and then decide to buy Asian, cuz the service is better (or, God forbid cheaper)--they move on to the next Jewish salesperson, or doctor, or whatever. But no matter WHAT, they will do their best to find the best among their own. Even if it cost more. In fact, most other groups do that as well--the Black community is the only community that funds the development of other communities over its own. Claud Anderson's book "Powernomics" does a fantastic job of explaining this. So while many of us argue about why it's alright to not support our own, other communities are flourishing largely because they recognize that philosophy as harmful, and ridiculous. A classic example: A dollar will rotate for 6 days within the White community. It will rotate for 4 hours in the Black community (for those who want the specifics, this info is taken from lectures given by Claud Anderson, and I believe can be found in the aforementioned book). Granted we have less to choose from as consumers in a Black neighborhood, but even that is largely due to Black folks integrating into other communities--something else that no other oppressed group really does. In fact, most of the behaviors that the Black community engages in when it comes to consumption, are not only harmful to us, but they are beneficial to outsiders. But that's another topic... |
The figures on Black consumption will reveal that the Black dollar stays in the Black community for less than 1 day. We have the spending power of a small nation (just over $500 billion or 27% of total U.S. spending), but spend little of it in our own neiborhoods. So it is clear that we speak a great deal about supporting your own, but is also clear that our actions aren't as committed to our words. Now, from the studies I've reviewed, the only business that Blacks unequivocally support is the hair salon and barber shop.
The figures reflect that NO, color doesn't matter when we spend the green. As for Nikki's spending, my stylist gets a great deal of my green. Otherwise, I spend wherever my conscience dictates. [This message has been edited by nikki25 (edited June 28, 2001).] |
I am in total support of BOBS. Both of my parents own BOBS, and I will own one too in the near future. Although I am in support of BOBS, I will not provide my patronage if I feel that the services are inadequate. I respect the principle, and feel strongly that it is necessary, however, I am not a fool!
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I think we need to start that mentality, if you want to know the truth.
1 Woman of Virtue: You really need to come by my house. I really think you are my twin in thought. *lol* Aren't you glad you took the red pill? I live by "Powernomics". Anderson is so truthful that it hurts. I think every black person needs to read that book. But watch out, not everyone is ready for such raw truth and thought. Sometimes I have to put the book down just to figure out how I can swallow what I just read. Black people make too many excuses. We have gotten too comfortable. We love to lie to ourselves about our status in Amerikkka. We love to tell ourselves that there is nothing wrong with our thought process and reasoning. We love to tell ourselves that we are doing well when if you look at statistics, that is a load of crap. We need to REALLY start helping each other. I'm talking about that coat donation, soup kitchen, flea market throwing, cash/check/charge donation mess. While that might make you feel good for a little while, how long does that 'help' affect the recipient? How many people have been booted out of their HFH houses because they can't afford the small payment that they have to make each month. I say, why put a slice of bread on someone's plate when you can teach him how to open his own bread store? Oh, but wait! Who's gonna shop there when everybody thinks that the white man across the street sells better bread?! A serious problem with blacks is that we take the food out of our own mouths when we don't have to. Why is that we chastise when it's unneeded and let the more important things slip? For instance in the Asian Community when someone has a business with terrible service, other Asians basically harass them into getting their act together. When a black person has slow and unprofessional service then we just stop going there. Why? I think most of us don't care if they go down or not. As long as it doesn't affect us, right? Well, let me be the one to break it to ya: IT DOES MATTER. I support my own every chance I get and will do it 'till the day I die! No excuses. Only solutions. |
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I will support BOB as long as the quality is of resonable standards. Some of these BOBs don't know what the heck they are doing! Roaches in resturants, poor Para (ie Olde Gold looking like yellow I hate that) and other stuff that peterbs me! If you own a BOB your quality of work should always be higher than you non-BOB competitors. That is how we will move in economic forefront.
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Yeah I think most blacks talk a lot of Ya Ya. Because it is like some black hate to see other blacks achieve. That's Crazy. I support my black people to the fullest. I support my people for the simple fact that the love has to start somewhere. But also, black people got to stop trying to do their own people. The dollar comes and goes. It is not meant for us to have. That's why it spends so fast. Well, we all have supported all races in their efforts to become wealthy, but we have to focus on our own cause everyone else's race is moving forward and we are being pulled down. I say " Create Black America within but without White America". The ARAB asked my uncle, He said " Why is the Black man running it in all countries except this one?" He named the Africans, Mongolians, Iraqies, Spaniards, etc... we are some live people all we have to do is care for one another. For all you haters like P.E said, "Sucka who late I know you hate my 98, you gonna get yours". Blacks be patient
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I concur. Blacks simply have no option in that regard. You are always to be 2x as good as anyone else! |
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That's funny because the Chinese will die before they buy from you. It doesn't matter how good you are or what you do. Here's a true story that happened in Washington D.C.: "A black marketing organization approached a group of Asian merchants in an effort in an effort to sell them a variety of popular consumer items. After the Black distributors had made their sales pitch, they were disappointed when the Asian merchants replied that they were not interested in purchasing the products that the Black distributors were selling. Determined not to give up on the Asian Merchants, and convinved that contiguous boundering between the Asian communities made them quasi-members of the same community, the Black distributors offered a 25% discount from the price that the Asian merchants were paying from the same item. Again the Asians told the Black distributos that they were not interested. In a collective voice of puzzlement, the Black distributors asked how the merchants could turn down a 25% discount. The merchants responded 'You Black people just don't understand. It is not the money, but the fact that we only buy from our own. Only you blacks will buy buy from any and everyone.' The Asian merchants made their point." And that's the same mentality that is making them ecomically and socially sound while black people are still treading water. I'd like to know when we are going to stop BSing oursleves. We need to do what Sphinxpoet said and make our business twice as good so we can start living in black COMMUNITIES, not just black Neighborhoods. [This message has been edited by Poplife (edited June 29, 2001).] |
Poplife is so eloquent. I'll just say ditto. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
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I live in a black community where the majority of businesses are owned by African Americans. Therefore, I do support them because they are in my area and convienent. However, when I need a product that none of these black businesses can offer I have to go elsewhere and that's when the dollar goes to someone else. If the resources aren't there then what am I supposed to do? Go without, I think not. Moreover, it's easy to say "well help someone get the resources". Well if I'm looking for it, there's no way I can help someone else get it. If I had that power, I wouldn't need to go elsewhere in the first place.
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This is not actually where I wanted this thread to go. I posted this from a thought I had from the Baby Boy thread.
Many there said they would NOT see the movie unless it came on TV, etc. This statement and others like it, has been posted before regarding OTHER movies, television shows, etc. So, If "we" are all "down" to support OUR OWN, then doesn't it mean JUST THAT? Regardless of the business, venue, etc. Isn't John Singleton OUR OWN? Maya Angelou (referring to Down in the Delta)? That movie was a flop at the box office. Spike Lee and his movies? (and many countless others out there) If "we" really supported OUR OWN, then those and other "black" movies would be box office HITS! I don't understand how one can say, yeah, I'm down, all I support is US, when that ISN'T really so. My thing is, if you are going to profess something, be about it 110%. Just an observation. IMHO! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif |
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I remember my grandfather telling me of self sufficient Black communities in each city. One of note that many know of is Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK. I don't think that anyone can possibly take this lightly. The indoctrination with capitalist thinking so pervades, that it seems nearly impossible for some to fathom sole reliance on the BOB. The quality and prices of these businesses is are truly the things most striking to the nay-sayers. Additionally, in some areas, it is almost impossible to find a BOB of note. I'm currently in Pittsburgh, and its truly a struggle for me. But its now time to consider a strategy. Since I can't patronize many here, I choose to patronize those afar over the Internet. I think that is in an excellent point to turn this discussion. Since there is much ado about color in whom we support, what can we NOW do to direct more of our personal and collective dollars into Black-owned hands? How can we each contribute to seeing a revitalization of quality BOBs? ------------------ I will bless the Lord at ALL times His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalms 34:1, KJV) |
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I agree with your thoughts about giving 5 star service. We do need to be twice as good as the next man, just to stay afloat. If I encounter an Black owned business with less than perfect service, I will make a nuisance of myself until they get it together. Not wait for the business to go under, so I can shake my head and say "umph, umph, upmh, ain't that a shame?" I disagree with the rest of your post. I don't know how things are where you live, but only the Black neighborhoods have Italian owned liquor stores, and Aasian owned nail salons, beauty supply stores and chinese food restaurants on every corner. Liquor stores and weave shops may seem menial to you, but I read recently that one liquor store in a particularly impoverished neighborhood in my city grossed $800,000 last year. And that's just the money that was legally made in that store. The owner lives in a 6,000 sq ft. home on the lake. Now multiply $800,000 times the many other liquor stores in Black neighborhoods in my city and see what you come up with. There is no way in hell, White people, or any other people for that matter, would allow us to put businesses on every street corner in their communities. The only non-White owned business they allow in their neighborhoods are the nail salons and Chinese food restaurants. When I go to my Black dentist, I don't see many white folks sitting in the waiting room with me. And they aren't exactly beating the doors down to patronize our Black real estate agents, financial planners, doctors, lawyers, tailors, plumbers, roofers, carpenters, dry cleaners or building contractors. I too have noticed that younger Asian Americans become assimilated and are not so quick to support only their own. But they are in a position to choose not to, we aren't. [This message has been edited by MIDWESTDIVA (edited June 29, 2001).] |
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What Hispanics are you referring to? Miami Cubans don't buy from New York Puerto Ricans. They may all watch Telemundo and eat Goya beans but they are different. A third generation American Latino is just like the rest of America. He/She is not relegated strictly to the culture of their birth because by then, they have assimilated into mainstream society. As Black as our skins are and no matter how much Black Pride we have, we are Americans, i.e. consumers of the larger culture. These same Asians that you deify, will be mainstreamed like everyone else in their next generations. Do you know that over 50% of Asians marry caucasians? They won't be working 20hr shifts in the convenience store or gas station or the dry cleaner. They will be lawyers and doctors and living and working outside of their community like every other 2nd and 3rd generation children of immigrants. Just like the Black children of the old Black owned businesses who thrived under Jim Crow. I wholeheartedly believe in supporting our own. I prefer doing business with my own. Black insurance agents, realtors, car salesman etc, but I am in sales and all my customers are white. I have done million dollar deals with the white presidents of a companies putting a check in my very black hands based on my presentation. In the end, consumers will buy price, service, and competency. With the exception of Mormons in Utah and Cubans in Miami, no ethnicity in this country is monolithic. Comparing the African American to any other ethnic group is compare apples and oranges. The paradigm may be similar but the control group is not. Can we stop beating ourselves up? |
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Doggstyle,
I understand what you are trying to say but I don't agree at all. For one, if the language barrier is so big, then how do Asians, Arabs, and Hispanics, manage to do business with people that do not speak in their native tongue? Many Arabs and Asians have 'satellite' stores. That means that their businesses are located OUTSIDE their community but the profit goes home with them. Half the reason why they are so successful is because blacks don't mind spending money with them. Intra-community spending makes them secure, quasi-community selling without spending makes them rich. And sure Asians are marrying white people and it's mainly the women. White men own and run almost everything in this nation. But guess what? If these Asian women get rejected by neighbors, in-laws, and coworkers they have a COMMUNITY to run back to. Blacks don't have real communities to seek refuge in...only AREA's. The Asian that assimilate do so because they want to, not because they feel like they have to in order to succeed. Many of them are already successful! Besides, Asians attempt to blend in wherever they are. It doesn't matter if they're in a Black area, White area, or Indian area...they will take on the characteristics of the main group. I want to ask you why every group doing better than blacks who were BORN and RAISED here. We should know 'the system' better than all of the immigrants, right? Yet, we are the only ones who don't use it to our advantage! And how many white kids buy Fubu as opposed to U. C. of Benneton, Abercerombie, Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, Levi's, Guess, and the millions of other 'white' label? It's a TREND. White people do not support black business en masse and never will. They do NOT want to see us succeed in any sense of the word. I work in a department store, and the white people often avoid blacks so they won't get the commission. Do you really believe that they will be o.k. with pumping billions of their dollars in to black wallets? One business deal, and one there. That's nice but do you think it'll work on a national scale? I sure as hell don't. We HAVE to compare ourselves if we want to help. It hurts, but how else are we going to gage our position in society? Even after slavery, black people continue to run on autopilot. We don't even know where we are headed anymore because no one has bothered to look out of the window. Midwest, 1 Woman, and I as well as the people that feel the way we do are not beating anyone up. We are just being realistic. Do you want our people to gain a more collective status or do you want to be a 'good Negro' and believe that nothing needs to be done because you are doing well? I think Dr. Anderson summed it up when he said "God already assigned me to a color team, but who wants to be on the losing one?" |
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MidwestDiva, Poplife is indeed eloquent and 95% right, but what she continues to miss when she states her case is that key 5% element that is always overlooked. Blacks are Americans, we are not immigrants. Immigrants make their money off of their own people because they have a shared culture and language where they feel comfortable doing business with. They also come from countries where the basic economic system is socialism or cooperative economics, not capitalism. We on the other hand are raised as capitalists. Best bang for the buck, quality, service etc. White America will buy from anyone for the same reasons. Jews "used to only patronize other Jews, for the younger ones, that is not so much the case now that they have fully integrated into society, as have Italians and Irish. This pipe dream of us being like an immigrant community will not happen, because we are Americans, not African immigrants of a single tribe, culture, and language without an ability to function outside of our own zenotype. Reality is much different than the lecture hall or the book store. We need to become competitive so that all American consumers will buy from us, not just us. White kids buy Fubu, Hip Hop,etc, they buy tickets to see Black athletes and artists perform because we are the best in those endeavors. When we start producing quality products and giving 5 star service, then we will compete.
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Greetings and Salutations to my sweet, lovely Sorors. Hello to my sisterfriends, fellow greek members and guests!!! I have been very, very busy at work http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif And I am Blaaa-ck....
Anyhow, 1 woman: What you have been saying is very interesting to me. It appears you have a "corporate economic" foundation and must be a professional in this field!!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif To ALL: sorry this is long... I might not get another chance to write in awhile. Don't read if you don't want enlightenment... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/cool.gif My question is this, why do we even want the Black dollar to stay in the Black community? More importantly, why isn't our dollars INVESTING in the black community? (What happened to Atlanta Life? or better yet that back over dere?) Why do you think that all we do when we get money is purchase goods and services from outsiders? There is a historical reason for that, right... Can you say, Black Wall Street in Oklahoma? Basically, for us negros, what is wrong with others economically profitting from us? "They've" been doing this to us for over 500 years, and we choose to stay in amerikkklan (don't leave massa), ... Do we think it's ever gonna change? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif Also, the Pan Afrikannists believe there is an actual "government" sponsored discrimination act for the TOTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of an Afrikan centered community anywhere in this world... The "powers that be" bombed the coastline so that the former Afrikan slaves and their descendants could be repatriated in Liberia... Yet, they wanted us NOT to go for reasons I will not go into and because we were not allowed to build ships... Moreover that is why Marcus Garvey started his movement, and why WEB DuBois renounced his citizenship to become a Ghanian. Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah actively sought fellow Afrikans stuck in amerikkklan to become a citizens of their countries, but the National Security Council along with the CIA and the United Nations squashed that idea, IMMEDIATELY!!! Calling them Communists. Only Kwame Ture and a few other families have conducted full repatriation or Re-Afrikanization... What does this have to do with the price of tea in China? We, the descendants of Afrikan slaves, do not have an identifiable "land" which we can call our own to provide CAPITAL for the Internationa Monetary Fund (IMF) and contract PROJECTS, like building shopping centers, freeways and basically FUND a building for CITY GOVERNMENTS!!! Like "Dey, gon' let us make a Co' hawse..." ALL other ethnic groups, including relocated continental Africans have that ability... We are basing our economies on the concept of Ujamaa, cooperative econcomics, where in amerikkklan Capitalism, kill or be killed, the rat race, the survival of the fittest, the whatever you wanna call it, just name it Yurugu's money--- is name of the game. Better yet, "Give back to Caesar, what is Caesar's!!!" I suggest some of you survey your dollar bills and try to understand where those symbols came from and why those symbols were put there... Uh, like there are no pyramids in the United States--and that chit in Vegas don't count 'cuz since it's been built its jacked up the weather and weird chit goes on in there... Ummm, like on that pyramid, the 3rd eye is present... Why? It seems to me, IMO, that a lot of us are very ignorant about the functional usage of economic systems in the Europee-on (New ) world (order) view. WE negroes are consumers, they (Massas) are Investors... But we can become investors! Just not under capitalism... Oh yeah, sure, there are many of us black folx who profit under capitalism--no system is perfect. And our complete economic freedom in a Yurugian world? Okay... And if you don't think that this happens in the 21st century, you try contracting the purchase of building permits, override city zoning based on redistricting, eviction of "undesirables" with police help and having RUNNING water, no rolling blackout with your own generator electricity and no Ma.bell.com without capital investors and the Mayor's office in a Black neighborhood to help African Americans go on an exchange program in dance and drumming in Ghana... And the Black Neighborhood has yet to be gentrified!!! 'Cuz I tell ya', mines has been cut up real bad, and these cap. investors are snatchin' up land like it ain' t no tomorrow... And there are OCEANVIEWS and a rail line that will be very, very close to the NEW Baseball Ballpark being built and close enuf, nicely, to the active upscale downtown SoCal lifestyle... I sho do wish I had me dem $$$... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif Nuff sed... |
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Ok, I see what you are trying to say... First off, I think that only a small number of black people feel obligated to support their own. Just look at the responses on this thread. Keeping that in mind, don't you think that the same ethic applies to the general public? The majority of blacks do not make a conscious effort to support their own. Just because a few people here say they do doesn't mean there is a large group of people that feel the same way. How can you tell the people here that they don't support their own 110%?? If they say they do then all anyone else can do is accept that. There are just not enough blacks that feel as strongly as them and that's the reasons why so many black projects fail. Secondly, I guess no one ever mentioned that sometimes you shouldn't support black movies, music, and entertainment. I will not spend money or time on anything that does not depict my people well. We are not all single parent, ghetto dwelling, welfare collecting, slang spitting, womanizing, drug using, gun toting, hopeless, helpless, and hellish people. We are not all Sambo's, Uncle Tom's, and Aunt Sarah's. I will not support anything that portrays us as such. I would have seen 'Bamboozled' but it was only in the movies here for a week. It was gone before I could get a day off. But keep in mind that many movies that 'flop' at the box office make up for it when they are available for rental. Besides, I buy anything Maya writes. I have all of Terry McMillion's books as well. I say if you paid to rent "Waiting to Exhale', saw it at the theater, or bought then book you supported her. |
Oh well, back to reality. Poplife, I really hate to beat a dead horse, but I spend plenty of money with my people. I patronize Blacks as much as possible and practice ujaama consistently. The dollars in my church community continually recycle. My church owns a mall which is inhabited by businesses owned completely by A.As. I used to keep my money at a B.O bank (United Bank in Phila.) The brothers in my chapter constantly refer each other and use each others services. Drs,lawyers, investment counselors, real estate agents,ob gyns, contractors, you name it. Maybe, my reality is different.
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LOL. I believed you when you said it the first time. But yes, your reality is very different from other black people's. My county is mostly black and every black mall/shopping center that has been started here has failed. I would say money was the problem but my area is FILLED with black professionals. I want to open my business where I was raised, but I wonder who would come. I think too many black people are going to go else where because they don't trust blacks to begin with. Many of them are already convinced that a white/asian/arab business is better before they even set foot in your office. |
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It is interesting that many of us say "we won't shop in or buy from a black business if their service is bad" What do you consider bad service? I consider bad service going to an Asian nail shop once or twice every two weeks where they talk about you from the time you walk in the door until the time you leave (in their own language) but you come back on a regualar basis. I don't even get my nails done but many of us know that they are talking about us and jokes are even made about it but does that stop us from supporting that Asian business? NO! Is this not the same as going to a BOB and coming across someone with an attitude or so called receiving bad service? yet we will never go there again and tell our friends to do the same but the minute someone asks about those nails we're happy to give out the name, address, hours, etc... Just a Thought ------------------ 29 Jewels of N.V. # 1 Delta Delta Chapter |
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Hey, AKA_Monet, I just re-read this post and saw your comment. (FYI, LiberatedQueen was formerly known as 1 Woman of Virtue, I had to change it) Actually, I am not a corporate professional, I will be starting law school this fall. The reason economics interests me so much is because Black folks got all of the apologies in the world for slavery. White folks "realized" it was wrong and said "ooops, sorry." So while they apologized for the immorality of slavery (and jim crowe, and lynching, etc.) they never made amends for the economics of slavery. I never heard of abolitionists who boycotted slave-made products (they may have, and if anyone has info on this please share). Slavery was a mulit billion dollar industry...yet we never even got our damn mule, let alone 40 acres. So white america had 2 arenas to recompense for 1- the immorality, 2- (and most important to me) economically.
Oh and DoggyStyle, I live in DC, and have lived in New York. The El Salvadoreans (sp?) have no qualms buying from the Dominicans, neither do the Puerto Ricans take issue w/ buying from Cubans. Haven't you heard of this new immerging Latin take over? Just like the Indians (those from Bangalore may hate those from New Delhi, when they are in India. But as soon as they get over here, they will purchase a 7-eleven together just as soon as you can bat an eye). They may disagree over lessor cultural differences, but when it is time to support their own, "own" means anyone who speaks Spanish. And "support" means buying their own and staying true to their own, no matter what. AKA_Monet, it is obvious that you are on that "Next Level", and I appreciate the depth of thought in your comments. If only more of us could see the importance of getting there... Quote:
"If you do not understand White Supremacy (Racism) - what it is, and how it works - everything else that you understand, will only confuse you." -Neely Fuller, Jr. [This message has been edited by LiberatedQueen (edited August 06, 2001).] |
I'm sho hoping somebody said this already. Poplife; you da shyt girl! They just don't understand; do they? The game in America is Monopoly; and we STILL don't know how to play!!! That's why we are more dependent on everybody else than this country is on OPEC for oil! That is also why ANY group of people in the world can open corner-stores in our neighborhoods and sell us expired food, beer and wine, and get away with it! One poison after another! It is clear that crack would not be found in certain neighborhoods in my city; that kinda shyt is reserved for the blacks! This is the kinda shyt they actually think because they see we care less for our lives, families, and neighborhoods than THEY DO! It takes the same kinda attitude not to care what goes on on your corner as it does to not support our black businesses!
Phuck ameriga! It's phuckin' us on the hour! And we betta hurry and wake up before they try and put us into the new-school slavery! |
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