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Overt Racism

Mike

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Oak Park couple travel far and wide to buy only from black-owned businesses
Ebony Experiment encourages other African-Americans to do the same
By Ted Gregory | Chicago Tribune
March 9, 2009
Maggie Anderson drives 14 miles to buy groceries, which might seem curious given that she lives in bustling Oak Park. She and her husband, John, patronize gas stations in Rockford and Phoenix, Ill. They travel 18 miles to a health food store in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood for vitamins, supplements and personal care products.

The reason? They want to solve what they call "the crisis in the black commu- nity." They want to, as they say, "buy black."

The Andersons, African-Americans who rose from humble means, are attempting to spend their money for one year exclusively with black-owned businesses and are encouraging other African-Americans to do the same. It is part experiment, part social activism campaign.

They call it the "Ebony Experiment."

Reminds me of back when the boycott of white businesses came about in S. Carolina over the Confederate flag issue, many businesses actually profited because the "shrinkage" went much lower.

For those that don't know of the term "Shrinkage" in retail establishments, it's generally attributed to shoplifting. :lol: :lol:
 

Mike

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This is racism being practiced.

I disagree with the "Practice" part. This is "Professional Racism".

They have been practicing for years and years, and now have it down to perfect. :wink:
 

hypocritexposer

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"They are holding this sword over our heads," Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins said at the council meeting last week. "We want our stimulus package to come directly to the city of Detroit, bypassing the racist extortions of the state and the region."

A spokeswoman for the governor said the Cobo renovation wouldn't be eligible for federal stimulus dollars because it isn't ready to start immediately.

Charles Hyde, a professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit, expects the tensions to continue as the city may have to privatize other assets such as the public lighting department or the water and sewage department to reduce its budget shortfall. "There are a lot of long-term suspicions about the motivations of suburbanites -- and that means white people -- when it comes to the city's assets," said Mr. Hyde, who teaches a class on the history of Michigan.

At a news conference, Mr. Cockrel, an African-American, said it was "wrong" to bring race into the deal. "The city versus suburb mentality, the black versus white mentality, has held us back as a city for years. It's time for us to get beyond that," he said.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123630387262847513.html
 
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