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.
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