Buy Black, support negroes - Gianni's Bar and Grille. Guns and shit. And Bourbon. And occasional side boob

taco · 12th May 2009, 16:35

ATLANTA (AP) - It's been two months since 2-year-old Cori pulled the gold stud from her left earlobe, and the piercing is threatening to close as her mother, Maggie Anderson, hunts for a replacement.

It's not that the earring was all that rare—but finding the right store has become a quest of Quixotic proportions.

Maggie and John Anderson of Chicago vowed four months ago that for one year, they would try to patronize only black-owned businesses. The "Empowerment Experiment" is the reason John had to suffer for hours with a stomach ache and Maggie no longer gets that brand-name lather when she washes her hair. A grocery trip is a 14-mile odyssey.

"We kind of enjoy the sacrifice because we get to make the point ... but I am going without stuff and I am frustrated on a daily basis," Maggie Anderson said. "It's like, my people have been here 400 years and we don't even have a Walgreens to show for it."

So far, the Andersons have spent hundreds of dollars with black businesses from grocery stores to dry cleaners. But the couple still hasn't found a mortgage lender, home security system vendor or toy store. Nonetheless, they're hoping to expand the endeavor beyond their Chicago home.

Plans are under way to track spending among supporters nationwide and build a national database of quality black businesses. The first affiliate chapter has been launched in Atlanta, and the couple has established a foundation to raise funds for black businesses and an annual convention.

"We have the real power to do something, to use the money we spend every day to solve our problems," Maggie Anderson said recently at a meet-and-greet in Atlanta. "We have to believe that black businesses are just as good as everybody else's."

Now, the Andersons are following up with 4,000 people who signed up for the experiment on their Web site to gauge their commitment and set up online accounts to track their spending. Hundreds have also joined the experiment's Facebook page, Maggie Anderson said.

Gregory Price, chairman of the economics department at Morehouse College, said black visionaries like Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey made similar calls to action.

"The idea is a sound one, given that black Americans are still underrepresented in the ranks of the self-employed and that entrepreneurship is a key component to wealth," Price said.

There are one million black businesses in the United States accounting for more than $100 billion in annual sales, according to the National Black Chamber of Commerce. The latest U.S. Census numbers report that blacks have more than $800 billion in expendable income each year.

The Andersons track their spending on their Web site and estimate about 55 percent of their monthly spending is with black businesses for things like day care, groceries, car maintenance and home improvements.

One of the businesses highlighted by the Empowerment Experiment is Brenda Brown's Atlanta wine boutique, a shop with a growing black clientele. She said the project can help overcome the problems many black consumers lament.

"When we were a community of black folks who could not go to the white stores, our community of black stores flourished," Brown said. "When we were given the opportunity to go into the white store, it was like nothing else mattered anymore and we wanted to go to the white store, regardless of what the black store provided. We could have the same or better products if we supported (black businesses) in the same way."

Lewis Peeples, 45, lives in a black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta but didn't think to spend his money with black businesses until a friend told him about the project.

"So often, we make purchases and decisions and aren't even mindful that there is a a need to support our own businesses," said Peeples. "Now, I'm reaching out and making sure I know that I have an option when I look to make a purchase."

Two months ago, he committed to patronizing black businesses and found a black dry cleaner 10 minutes from home. Even when he was dissatisfied with his black doctor, he was able to find a new one. He suggests both to friends and refers others to the experiment's Web site, where he tracks his expenses.

Dallas Smith, who owns a commercial real estate firm in Atlanta, said mainstream retailers have undervalued black consumers. He lives in a black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, where he tries to dine at black restaurants. He lamented the lack of quality businesses catering to black customers and said blacks should appreciate such businesses more.

"We've still got that 'the white man's water is colder' mentality," he said. "We can't take us for granted. When we go to our establishments, it's almost like we're doing a favor. That ought to be a given for us."

The Andersons remain encouraged by their momentum online and in the media. At the end of 2009, they hope to show $1 million in spending with black businesses among supporters across the country.

"The response has been so huge," Maggie Anderson said. "We think so much can come out of this. We're in movement-making mode now."

taco · 12th May 2009, 16:37

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

cant make this shit up.

racist racist racist racist

LordOfTheShrooms · 12th May 2009, 16:57

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Originally Posted by taco


	"The idea is a sound one, given that black Americans are still underrepresented* in the ranks of the self-employed*

BULLSHIT.

Drug dealers are self employed.

Just_call_me_Q · 12th May 2009, 18:05

Do they have the "black pages" where you guys live?

It's a little free magazine thing that lists black owned business. Can you imagine the outrage if someone printed a "white pages" type magazine?

Just_call_me_Q · 12th May 2009, 18:14

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Originally Posted by LordOfTheShrooms


	Drug dealers are self employed.

No they aren't. One of my best friends from High School happens to be a drug dealer (Pot), and he refers to those above him as his "boss", and refers to those below him as his "employees". He the district manager in the organization he works for, serving VA, NC, and TN. He has around a hundred people under him. He has to report to quarterly meetings in California. His job is no less corporate than my own. The only differences between his job, and my corporate job, are he has no dress code, his job is illegal, and he out earns me by about 5000%.

Shit I carry a blackberry for my job, he has to carry around 30 cell phones for his. Fucker has a backpack full of cellphones. Was in town not that long ago and stayed at my place. I ran out of outlets letting him charge up his phones...

IlDente · 12th May 2009, 18:15

I don't see the problem with this. It'll keep them from leaving their neighborhoods

Just_call_me_Q · 12th May 2009, 18:24

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Originally Posted by IlDente


	I don't see the problem with this. It'll keep them from leaving their neighborhoods

The only problem I see with it is the double standard. If a white family said they would only buy from white owned business, at best the media would rape them, at worst the government would watch them for the remark.

Julius · 12th May 2009, 18:55

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Originally Posted by Just_call_me_Q


	Was in town not that long ago and stayed at my place. I ran out of outlets letting him charge up his phones...

Maybe he's just a phoney...

ohmanthatwasbad

IlDente · 12th May 2009, 20:03

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Originally Posted by Julius


	Maybe he's just a phoney... ohmanthatwasbad

Your rapist, debtor, thief ancestors would be ashamed of that one

Julius · 12th May 2009, 20:24

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Originally Posted by IlDente


	Your rapist, debtor, thief ancestors would be ashamed of that one

We are measured not by what we were, but by what we have become...

Oh, shit, that means you're right!

Phix · 13th May 2009, 07:03

What? Target and Walgreens and Walmart don't have any black shareholders? That racist stock exchange!!!

Someone educate this cunt.

12th May 2009, 16:35	#1
taco don't tax me bro Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,175	Buy Black, support negroes ATLANTA (AP) - It's been two months since 2-year-old Cori pulled the gold stud from her left earlobe, and the piercing is threatening to close as her mother, Maggie Anderson, hunts for a replacement. It's not that the earring was all that rare—but finding the right store has become a quest of Quixotic proportions. Maggie and John Anderson of Chicago vowed four months ago that for one year, they would try to patronize only black-owned businesses. The "Empowerment Experiment" is the reason John had to suffer for hours with a stomach ache and Maggie no longer gets that brand-name lather when she washes her hair. A grocery trip is a 14-mile odyssey. "We kind of enjoy the sacrifice because we get to make the point ... but I am going without stuff and I am frustrated on a daily basis," Maggie Anderson said. "It's like, my people have been here 400 years and we don't even have a Walgreens to show for it." So far, the Andersons have spent hundreds of dollars with black businesses from grocery stores to dry cleaners. But the couple still hasn't found a mortgage lender, home security system vendor or toy store. Nonetheless, they're hoping to expand the endeavor beyond their Chicago home. Plans are under way to track spending among supporters nationwide and build a national database of quality black businesses. The first affiliate chapter has been launched in Atlanta, and the couple has established a foundation to raise funds for black businesses and an annual convention. "We have the real power to do something, to use the money we spend every day to solve our problems," Maggie Anderson said recently at a meet-and-greet in Atlanta. "We have to believe that black businesses are just as good as everybody else's." Now, the Andersons are following up with 4,000 people who signed up for the experiment on their Web site to gauge their commitment and set up online accounts to track their spending. Hundreds have also joined the experiment's Facebook page, Maggie Anderson said. Gregory Price, chairman of the economics department at Morehouse College, said black visionaries like Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey made similar calls to action. "The idea is a sound one, given that black Americans are still underrepresented in the ranks of the self-employed and that entrepreneurship is a key component to wealth," Price said. There are one million black businesses in the United States accounting for more than $100 billion in annual sales, according to the National Black Chamber of Commerce. The latest U.S. Census numbers report that blacks have more than $800 billion in expendable income each year. The Andersons track their spending on their Web site and estimate about 55 percent of their monthly spending is with black businesses for things like day care, groceries, car maintenance and home improvements. One of the businesses highlighted by the Empowerment Experiment is Brenda Brown's Atlanta wine boutique, a shop with a growing black clientele. She said the project can help overcome the problems many black consumers lament. "When we were a community of black folks who could not go to the white stores, our community of black stores flourished," Brown said. "When we were given the opportunity to go into the white store, it was like nothing else mattered anymore and we wanted to go to the white store, regardless of what the black store provided. We could have the same or better products if we supported (black businesses) in the same way." Lewis Peeples, 45, lives in a black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta but didn't think to spend his money with black businesses until a friend told him about the project. "So often, we make purchases and decisions and aren't even mindful that there is a a need to support our own businesses," said Peeples. "Now, I'm reaching out and making sure I know that I have an option when I look to make a purchase." Two months ago, he committed to patronizing black businesses and found a black dry cleaner 10 minutes from home. Even when he was dissatisfied with his black doctor, he was able to find a new one. He suggests both to friends and refers others to the experiment's Web site, where he tracks his expenses. Dallas Smith, who owns a commercial real estate firm in Atlanta, said mainstream retailers have undervalued black consumers. He lives in a black neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, where he tries to dine at black restaurants. He lamented the lack of quality businesses catering to black customers and said blacks should appreciate such businesses more. "We've still got that 'the white man's water is colder' mentality," he said. "We can't take us for granted. When we go to our establishments, it's almost like we're doing a favor. That ought to be a given for us." The Andersons remain encouraged by their momentum online and in the media. At the end of 2009, they hope to show $1 million in spending with black businesses among supporters across the country. "The response has been so huge," Maggie Anderson said. "We think so much can come out of this. We're in movement-making mode now." __________________ [QUOTE-shiggity shane]I'm only as stupid as money can get me what I need, then I look good.[/quote]

12th May 2009, 16:37	#2
taco don't tax me bro Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,175	Re: Buy Black, support negroes http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1 cant make this shit up. racist racist racist racist __________________ [QUOTE-shiggity shane]I'm only as stupid as money can get me what I need, then I look good.[/quote]

12th May 2009, 18:05	#4
Just_call_me_Q BEEFCAKE!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,958	Re: Buy Black, support negroes Do they have the "black pages" where you guys live? It's a little free magazine thing that lists black owned business. Can you imagine the outrage if someone printed a "white pages" type magazine?

12th May 2009, 18:15	#6
IlDente cumstain I'm this close to silently protesting. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,062	Re: Buy Black, support negroes I don't see the problem with this. It'll keep them from leaving their neighborhoods

13th May 2009, 07:03	#11
Phix Cheesus Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,575	Re: Buy Black, support negroes What? Target and Walgreens and Walmart don't have any black shareholders? That racist stock exchange!!! Someone educate this cunt. __________________ CPE 1704 TKS