Happy Black Friday to all my American readers! In light of the events in Ferguson this week, I’ve focused this week’s links round-up on activism surrounding Ferguson and Black Friday.
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1. Ferguson protesters and activists are calling for supporters to #BoycottBlackFriday and refuse to spend any money today as a way to show their anger at the grand jury’s refusal to indict Darren Wilson.
2. However, as many people have pointed out, this action will also hurt black-owned businesses, so here’s a list of 36 black-owned Etsy stores you can shop at if you really want to start on your Christmas shopping.
3. Or, if you feel like treating yourself, here are 101 independent, black-owned beauty and fashion businesses (bonus: lots of them feature products for natural hair!)
4. Also, you can use some of the money you’re not spending to donate to Ferguson-supporting groups, like the Ferguson public library, St. Louis food bank, and others.
5. Now is also a great time to vote for Time magazine’s person of the year. I’m including it here because I voted for the Ferguson protesters, but obviously you can vote for whoever you want.
What are your suggestions for making Black Friday more meaningful? Leave them in the comments.
Reblogged this on Jessica A Bruno (waybeyondfedup).
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