#BlackOutFriday

I'm a civil rights law student passionate about equality and justice for all; but last night, I felt as defeated as you did after watching another black teenager's (my brother's age) life be (prematurely and without warrant) shortened, devalued, ignored, and dismissed while the guilty roam free and hundreds of hopeless and disheartened protesters are arrested. Let's not allow this to be another case of amnesia; this is an all too familiar story line with a destructive and disastrous ending for our youth. In a political system dominated, directed and controlled by money, wherein despite population and wealth disparities, blacks possess more purchasing power than any other group--we're the nation's #1 consumer, targeted in more ways than one. Let's no longer buy into a system without standing up and demanding equal respect and justice for our not only our money but our lives, the way our elders did during sit-ins and boycotts to set precedents and demand change! Let's be empowered on a unified front this Black Friday by paying it forward; let's put our money where our worth is by supporting black businesses instead. Perhaps a national boycott correlated with investment into our own communities isn't such a bad idea after all, and our new Civil Rights Movement can echo the chants of past leaders by enriching one another and moving our country forward by peacefully utilizing these same boycotts today. Remember, change begins with you and it takes a village so let's stand together. Take this pledge to not buy into Big Business this Black Friday (and everyday) and reinvest into Black Businesses in your neighborhood. Let's heal one another through this moment of grief, but let us also use this struggle as an opportunity to make progress. MAKE THE PLEDGE TO BOYCOTT BIG BUSINESS AND BUY FROM BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES ON BLACK FRIDAY TO PROTEST INJUSTICE AND SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. #BlackOutFriday #BlackLivesMatter #PutYourMoneyWhereYourWorthIs
http://aroundthewayapp.com/ (<-- to locate Black businesses In your area)