Wow! Lots of interesting comments!
I only buy what works, at a price point I'm comfortable with, from people who are happy to do business with me. I always look first for the brothas and sistas, but I've learned the hard way that quality knows no color, and neither does triflingness (not a word, I know). If you can't be polite, on time and offer an excellent product, I'm not doing business with you. Period. The 'white man's ice' ain't colder to me, but my people aren't getting infinite passes from me either.
Poplife: you can beat people over the head and call them blind, ignorant and crazy, but in the end, you need those very people you're belittling. Sometimes honey really does work better than vinegar.
IMO, our goal should be to start and grow $100 million+ companies. We will only reach true power by being able to make and contribute REAL MONEY to our children's education, our community institutions and to our country's political structure. The ballot can only do so much, especially if we are not the kingmakers behind the scenes, deciding who will be on the ballot in the first place. Quibbling about where we buy some grease to further burn our hair ain't gonna get us there.
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