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1.support black enterprise, eg. find a nail salon that is black owned or have a sista do your nails if she has skills (we all know we get sick of being dissed in a foriegn language to our faces)and refer others to black owned businesses.
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Soror PositivelyAKA,
You have brought up a good point, but I would like to add to it. This is off the topic a bit, but it needs to be said. When we do support black businesses, it would be nice if they in turn show some professionalism.
As many of you know, I've been in the midst of planning my wedding. When I began looking for vendors (photographers, videographers, bakeries, etc.) I asked for suggestions and used the Black Pages because I wanted to patronize black businesses. The problem I encountered is that many of them are slack.
However, I didn't let a few bad apples spoil it for others. Eventually, I found a wonderful and professional black photograhpher, a husband-wife videography team, black-owned bakery, florist, and musicians. I made the effort to seek them out and separate the bad ones from the good ones. It was a little frustrating at times, but I'm glad I made the choice to do so.
[This message has been edited by AKAtude (edited December 14, 2000).]