In the Spirit of Sankofa,
For Some African-Americans, Efforts To #BuyBlack Present Challenges
The idea of black capitalism goes back many decades. Civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey advocated African-Americans creating and doing business with their own to build wealth in their community.
This summer, the killings of black men and the Black Lives Matter movement rekindled campaigns to #BuyBlack and #BankBlack — but it's a call some supporters find difficult to heed ...
Recording artist Killer Mike is credited with jump-starting the #BankBlack movement in July.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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For Some African-Americans, Efforts To #BuyBlack Present Challenges
The idea of black capitalism goes back many decades. Civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey advocated African-Americans creating and doing business with their own to build wealth in their community.
This summer, the killings of black men and the Black Lives Matter movement rekindled campaigns to #BuyBlack and #BankBlack — but it's a call some supporters find difficult to heed ...
Recording artist Killer Mike is credited with jump-starting the #BankBlack movement in July.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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