Shop online.
On websites like www.blackbusinessnetwork.com, www.izania.com, and www.blackshoppingchannel.com, you can find a wide range of goods and services. You will not find everything, but my guess is you will find something you assumed you could not. My detergent, NuWash, is better than Tide, but it’s not in Publix or Kmart–yet. I found it at www.blackbusinessnetwork.com. Compro-Tax (www.comprotax.net) does not have thousands of outlets like Jackson Hewitt and H&R Block, but the products and reward you get from supporting it are beyond compare. More resources can be found on our website, www.eefortomorrow.com.
Buy in bulk.
When you go to the one black-owned dollar store in your city, buy five containers of lotion, ten bars of soap, three containers of dishwashing liquid, five boxes of pasta, and three bottles of veggie oil!
Consult your local black chamber of commerce and Urban League.
They know the best-quality local entrepreneurs, and they want to hear from you. (Go to www.nationalbcc.org, and www.nul.org.) If they don’t have the answer to your question, they know how to find it.
Buy or die.
When you buy black, you are not just buying bananas, shoes, coffee, or a laptop; rather, you are making an investment in our collective well-being. So buy black as if our future depends on it–because it does.
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