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African Americans have been told not to spend anything on Friday and some have gone so far as saying don't show up for work either.But it's only one day and can it make a difference? Some people are even asking if it's OK to support Denzel Washington, since his new movie "American Gangster" opens Friday.
It's estimated that African Americans spend $2 billion a day. But according to some financial experts the so-called economic "blackout" won't necessarily crash the stock market and will have minimal economic impact.Others say different. As a year of injustice in the legal system has been brought front and center with the Jena Six, nooses being hung without hate-crime prosecution, Genarlow Wilson and other cases, the boycott's impact could be more symbolic than anything.
The proposed "Blackout" and day of solidarity also comes weeks before a national rally in Washington on Nov. 16. The rally is pushing for legislation for fair legal treatment for African-Americans and hate crimes.
"Economic protest is a good tool; it's putting your money where your mouth is. It is an individual thing. You're not holding a flag, but doing something in a nonviolent way and being mindful of how you spend your money," political analyst John Wade told a Gannett newspaper recently.
This day has some history too, according to the web site harlemlive.org.
In 1969 when black folks were being killed all over this country, some thought it was necessary to respond. For more than forty years " Black Solidarity Day" was observed annually in many cities across the nations on the Monday before Election Day to remind the nation of African Americans importance.
There was a play by Douglas Turner Ward called "The Day of Absence". In that play, blacks disappeared. It illustrated what happened when black people are not involved.
Will you disappear on Friday?
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By: Cheryl on 11/02/2007 10:56AM
There is so much unity in other ethnicities and cultures. We have been asked to show solidarity and not shop for one day no matter who gets hurt buy it or who laughs at it. This is not about someone or people telling you how or when to spend your money. It's about solidarity, making a statement that we are united when it's necessary. Boycotts are not new and if it were not for our ancestors boycotting we would not have some of the luxuries we have today. Come on people, you can't hold your money in your pocket in unity for 24 hours???
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By: David Singletary on 11/02/2007 11:34AM
I thing you're on the right track with this economic
boycott its an effective place to start, Still, I'm not so worried
about blacks. My heart seems to go out to the sons of the European.
With there almost unconscience tendency to hate, fear and be feared.
We seem to be going backwards as a democracy, as a people. The facts
are reflective in everything from the economy to the environment. My
heart hurts for there souls as a collective.
Respectfully,
David Singletary
PS
THERE'S NO SUCH ANIMAL AS A LIBERAL MEDIA----THEY HAVE LITTLE OR NO
CREDITABILITY LEFT SINCE 2000 -------THE HAVE BECOME FAT AND LAZY &
FEARFUL----THERE AGENDA-- MANIPULATED---BY COOPERATION----THE
FOUNDING FARTHER WOULD BE ASHAMED---THE MEDIA PERPETUATES AND CATERS
TO OUR FEARS--------THEY TEACH HYPOCRISY-------THEN CRUCIFIES THE
HYPOCRITE
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We seem to be going backwards as a democracy, as a people. The facts
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By: fatima Wilson on 11/06/2007 7:44PM
The idea is a great one and I'm definitely an advocate for its success. Here's the problem... Its too little too late and Stolen Africans in america have not been given enough time to organize around such an endevor.
A good strategy would be to plan at least a month in advance. Organize high school and college students around the country, and set it off!. There are paticular markets that I feel should be targeted. All supporters should stop buying alcohol, food, (yes-food!), cosmetics and clothes for the entire weekend, and do a two hour sick out on Monday.
A plan of this magnitude would get the entire nations's attention. Caucasions and negroes haven'tclue as to what's really going on and are in need of a serious wake up call. Yes! Shut it down and set it off, but let's get thinks organized first.
As far as Rev. Shapton is concerned... I heard someone refer to him as a black leader the other day. Of course it was a white person. Quite frankly, I am of the opinion that he is a loud mouth crude caricture of a minister and leader. He's A buffoon and I'm embarrrased by him. Lose the hair, the mouth and the pimp gangster personna and maybe more of us might take you seriously Rev. AL.
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By: ronald on 11/02/2007 12:04PM
If black people and our leaders are so concern with the wealth and the economic survival of black people then they need to do more than just a boycott or a march it won't do a thing. What we have to do is come up with a new way of doing things that is similar to what the econonic times are now. All this is doing is making these worn out leaders gain attention and money we have to wake up we are being used by these tactics.
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By: trisha on 11/02/2007 12:24PM
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH THAT AMERICA HAS ON BLINDS NO MATTER WHAT WE DO THEY ARE NOT LISTENING BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED ALONG TIME AGO THAT EVERY RACE OF PEOPLE WOULD HAVE IMPUT TO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE CONSTITUTION TO FIT ALL PEOPLE THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY JUSTICS UNTIL ALL PEOPLE ARE TREATED EQUAL AND CONSIDERED PEOPLE NOT A NUMBER OR A ALPHABIT WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITEN IT LEFT OUT EVERY RACE OF PEOPLE ACCEPT WHITE AND USED IT AGAINST EVERY OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE TO FIT THERE OWN NEEDS WHEN IT IS NOT FAIR THE PLAYING GROUND IS ALWAYS UNEVEN UNFAIR UNJUSTIC START WITH REWRITEING THE CONSTITUTION WITH ALL RACE OF PEOPLE ADDING THERE OPINION THAT WAS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES BOUGHT HERE HAD CHILDREN HERE OR NO MATTER WHAT THE CASE MAY BE IF YOU HAVE CLAIM TO BE HERE IT TAKES EVERYONE TO HELP MAKE THE COUNTRY A FAIR ONE JUST LIKE VOTEING IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE HELP WRITE THE CONSTITUTION BLACK ,WHITE, SPANISH, OR RED PRESIDENT .IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.IT WAS WRITEN DURING THE TIME OF SLAVERY AND BEFORE THAT THE HATRED WAS THERE STOP THE MADNESS DO THE RIGHT THING IF RACEISM AND SLAVERY IS OVER IN WHITE PEOPLE MIND.WE HAVE TO FIND TRUTH AND PEACE IF ANY ONE IS GOING TO EXIST.TO HAVE LIFE OR TO HAVE BEING IN A SPECIFIED PLACE OR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.WE DO NOT NEED FOR THIS TO BE A STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIFE UNDER GODS LAW AND THERE IS NO OTHER LAW I AM ALIVE AND WE SHOULD LIVE IT MORE ABOUNDANTLY LIKE OR ABOVE THE NEXT PERSON.DO NOT LET GOD COME AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IT WILL BE OVER FOR ALL OF US AND THERE WILL BE A NEW BEGINING.WHO KNOWS THAT MIGHT BE THE END RESULTS
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By: Mary Blackburn-Jackson on 11/02/2007 12:28PM
In this day and age, iit is impossible to not spend anything today. Today it is chilly in our homes, we need heat. if we have oil heat, we have to use oil previously purchased, that means we have to purchase more later, for the time that we were not to spend. If we have an emergency call, and do not have unlimited long distance, we just say,"oh will, I can't spend money today. If our family member becomes sick, and have to be taken to the hospital, and we need gas in our car, what do we do, for this or any other emergency.As for Daniel Washington film, I think we will be hurting a black person, by not giving supportto him. Do we hurt one, and not the other.
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By: Ms Thing on 11/02/2007 6:18PM
Why don't we not only spend any money but volenteer or time at doing something for our communities, if u can't think of nothing come on down to New Orleans we have plenty of work that still needs to be done.
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By: Kay on 11/02/2007 12:39PM
They would also like us to not spend anything the day after Thanksgiving which is the biggest shopping day of the year. Now, what these brothers need to do is locate black owned businesses throughout each state and post them on a website. Therefore, we can start supporting one another.
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By: woods on 11/02/2007 1:01PM
Does anyone remeber that the Jena6 beatup a white kid? That always gets lost in the conversation when blacks commit crimes. We look the other way when they commit the crime then we want 2 say that they are being mistreated and the punishment is not fair! The boys should have been charged has a hate crime. If it was 6 white males that beat up a black we would be screming holy hell. It is time to stop saying the sentences is not fair and start changing the minds of those that do the crimes. Do we actualy think that the number of blacks that go to jail will go down if the laws were changed? If you do we are a lost people. Stop defending the crooks and start chabging our community.
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