[tps_header]Complied by Christine St. Vil, Lamar Tyler, Martine Foreman, Vanecia Stevenson and Nina Hemphill Reeder The power of the black consumer dollar is expected to reach $1.4 trillion dollars by the end of 2020. We already represent the largest minority group of consumers, so let's use our power to our advantage. Let's pour our dollars back into our community by … [Read more...]
Black Out; Our Mega List of Black-Owned Businesses to Spend Your Dollars with Today
[tps_header] Complied by Christine St. Vil, Lamar Tyler, Martine Foreman and Nina Hemphill Reeder The power of the black consumer dollar is expected to reach $1.4 trillion dollars by the end of 2020. We already represent the largest minority group of consumers, but are we using our power to our advantage? For years, our community activists have been imploring us to … [Read more...]
BMWK’s 2014 Buy Black Gift Guide: Hair & Beauty
As a community we constantly get taken advantage of and one of the primary reasons this happens is because we have a lack of power. What type of power? Economic power is what I'm talking about. Going into 2015 the topic of community wealth will be a major part of our movement here at BMWK. To kick off the movement we're encouraging you to spend your hard earned dollars … [Read more...]
Reclaim the “Black” in Black Friday: Spend Your $1.1 Trillion In Your Community
Today is Black Friday and you know what that means for a lot of us… shopping, shopping, and more shopping. Now, don’t get me wrong, shopping is not bad, especially if you are shopping conscious and deliberate about your buying power as an African-American. The recent incidents of racial profiling that occurred to black clients shopping at Macy’s and Barneys New York should … [Read more...]
Money Monday: New Year’s Resolutions For A More Prosperous Black America
As the New Year rolls in many of us are busy making promises to lose weight, stop smoking, or eliminate debt. But what if we could create New Year's resolutions for Black America? What are some of the things we could do as a community to make Black America wiser, richer and healthier? Here are a few of my suggestions. What are yours? 1. Let's stop making others rich before … [Read more...]
Money Monday: Should You Go Out of Your Way To Support Black Businesses?
According to recent news reports, Black banks are falling on hard times, with many of them struggling to remain relevant. Of course, part of the problem is that the Great Recession has hit the Black community particularly hard. But as the Huffington Post pointed out this past week, many customers are fleeing to larger banks that offer more services and branches. And so … [Read more...]