‘Buy Black’ no longer a cry in the wilderness – Chicago Sun-Times*

After decades of a community activist’s pleas for Black folks to buy from Black-owned stores, “Buy Black” has gone vogue.

And the City of Chicago has partnered with O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul, a Chicago ad agency, and the Chicago Urban League to launch “Black Shop Friday”— the day after Thanksgiving.

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CHARLOTTE AINES
5 years ago

I guess I will go buy a Walter Williams book today!

Aaron
5 years ago

Buy black, buy white, buy red, just don’t buy democrap.

Daskoterzar
5 years ago

Articles like this, with these directives, make me go completely in the other direction.

Tom Paine's Ghost
5 years ago

How is this not public funded discrimination against white, hispanic, indian and asian owned owned businesses?

Eddie
5 years ago

Generally, Black business are ghetto and located in unsafe areas. ??

My extended family and I resided in Chicago’s Lawndale, Garfield Park and Austin communities (1955-2010). We saw then change from White to Integrated to Black. ??

The True Believer
5 years ago
Reply to  Eddie

Who cares about you and your family?

Eddie
5 years ago

Who cares about you and your statues (your family)? ?

Last edited 5 years ago by Eddie
Aaron
5 years ago
Reply to  Eddie

What is your point?

Eddie
5 years ago
Reply to  Aaron

What is your point? ?

Aaron
5 years ago
Reply to  Eddie

Lol. That I don’t understand what you are getting at. Maybe it is due to poor grammar

Abubaca
5 years ago
Reply to  Aaron

Yes Aaron, you have bad grammar.

Chase Gioberti
5 years ago

I have been actively doing the opposite. Avoiding buying from black business. No need to buy an inferior product for the sake of wokeness.

Last edited 5 years ago by Chase Gioberti
Mike
5 years ago

Sure, that will offset the Amazon incentives.

DixonSyder
5 years ago

No need to buy anything in the ghetto because them folks had a great time looting stores for everything they needed during the peaceful protests.

anonymous
5 years ago

Lighthead has it on her Twitter feed today.

Aaron
5 years ago
Reply to  anonymous

What’s twitter?

Gay Guy
5 years ago
Reply to  Aaron

a kissing place *smooch*

Aaron
5 years ago
Reply to  Gay Guy

Lol. . Wait what?

Gay Guy
5 years ago
Reply to  Aaron

You may have another kiss *smooch*.

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