Support Black Media. Support Black Business.
While I have pushed voting in our community for 26 years, I have even more faith in our business owners, their businesses, and the power therein. With some $1.5 trillion in annual disposable income in Black America, there is no reason why we cannot harness that buying power and better target more of our dollars on our businesses.
We don’t have to be in love with each other. We don’t even have to like each other. However, if a brother or sister is hiring other Black people - legally, then that alone is more than enough reason to support them.
Remember Tulsa and Rosewood. And remember all of the other Black Wall Street communities across America. For it is on their shoulders that we stand. As long as we keep God first and work together, nothing can stop us ... including COVID-19.
As an “Unapologetically Black” journalist committed to telling the truth, I have learned that tough times are nothing new to Black business owners. History tells us that not only did we survive worse, but we prospered as well.
As we near the 100th anniversary (May 31-June 1, 2021) of the destruction of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, it is my personal goal to double-down on our efforts to promote this fascinating history. I believe that as we become increasingly business-minded and more entrepreneurial, we better position ourselves and empower ourselves to meet any and all challenges in the future. I think if we just keep God first, we can do anything but fail.
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