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Black people eating chicken is a common stereotype and one that has landed some brands in trouble. It was used in the government’s campaign against knife crime when they released chicken boxes with the hashtag ‘KnifeFree.’ You can find the Knife Free campaign here: https://loom.ly/Lbcz994 MP Diane Abbott said of the campaign, “Instead of investing in a public health approach to violent crime, the Home Office have opted for yet another crude, offensive and probably expensive campaign. They would do better to invest in our communities not demonise them.” Uber Eats used the same stereotype in their Black History Month campaign when they used an image of a Black woman eating chicken. You can find the Uber Eats campaign here: https://loom.ly/QZ3YAso This too was met with tweets criticising the campaign such as “How is using a stereotypical picture of a black woman eating chicken for your black history month promo meant to celebrate black history let alone dismantle racism? @ Uber Eats I just don’t understand the logic.” How could this have been avoided? An important step is putting aside the time to research the representation and history of the individuals you’re representing. Connecting with and listening to those communities is one of the easiest ways to avoid stereotyping. You can find communities on various social media platforms and do a quick Google if you’re unsure of any terms. Not sure if your content includes stereotypes? Sign up to the Inclued waitlist to be the first to have access to our resources and content checkers. You can sign up here: https://loom.ly/GKbMYiQ #BlackHistoryMonth #InclusiveMarketing

The incident described is deeply disturbing and raises serious concerns about racial discrimination and workplace safety. It is unacceptable that any employee, regardless of their race, should be subjected to such dehumanizing treatment. The fact that this incident occurred within a major corporation like Walmart underscores the urgent need for accountability and systemic change. Ben Crump's involvement in advocating for justice and demanding answers is commendable. His efforts shed light on the importance of addressing racial biases, ensuring fair treatment, and fostering inclusive and respectful work environments. It is crucial that Walmart takes swift and decisive action to thoroughly investigate this incident and implement measures to prevent such egregious violations from happening again. #Walmart #WorkplaceDiscrimination #AccountabilityMatters

'Fast food is now so cheap and readily available that its consumption is associated more with straitened circumstances than with affluent ones, but that wasn’t always the case. Chatelain, a history professor at Georgetown and the author of “South Side Girls,” about the experiences of black girls in Chicago during the Great Migration, recalls the early days of restaurant franchising in the 1940s and ’50s, when fast-food chains emerged as emissaries of the American dream — with all the complexities of race and money that entailed. Chatelain is critical of the fast food industry, showing how it was the undisputed beneficiary of government largess. A highway system bisected communities and created captive markets, offering McDonald’s opportunities for growth in the 1970s, when the growth of suburban outlets was flagging as gas prices started to rise. Franchisees could take advantage of federal loans, which Chatelain calls “corporate welfare to the inner city.” As for black capitalism, she argues it was never going to be a sustainable remedy for economically desperate neighborhoods, even if she can understand why black leaders — in communities long underserved by the government — would feel pressed to take a chance on what the marketplace might yield. “Increasingly, as fast food expanded,” she writes, “the choice between a McDonald’s and no McDonald’s was actually a choice between a McDonald’s or no youth job program.” “History encourages us to be more compassionate toward individuals navigating few choices,” Chatelain writes, “and history cautions us to be far more critical of the institutions and structures that have the power to take choices away.” #fastfood #franchise #americandream #corporatewelfare #blackcommunities #blackcapitalists #entrepreneurs #usgovernment #pulitzerprize #blackhistorymonth

This article highlights the significance of patronizing Black-owned businesses as a means to uplift communities facing marginalization. It draws attention to the 15 Percent Pledge, a concept introduced by Aurora James, the founder of Brother Vellies. This initiative advocates for dedicating 15% of consumer spending to Black-owned businesses, aligning with the proportion of Black Americans in the U.S. population. Gaining support from major retailers like West Elm and Crate & Barrel, the pledge has opened new opportunities for Black-owned businesses, including loans and partnerships, and increased their visibility, especially vital during the financial strains of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article further showcases a variety of Black-owned home decor businesses, sharing their stories and unique products. #BlackOwnedBusinesses #EconomicEmpowerment #15PercentPledgeSupport #RacialEquality #ShopWithPurpose #DiversityInRetail #HomeDecorInspiration #SupportBlackEntrepreneurs #CommunityUpliftment #JusticeInCommerce

It was about 4 years ago that I first Founded and Directed the critically acclaimed LA-Times Featured #WeStillGottaEat Initiative, a global food justice project interrupting health disparities through culinary nutrition and healing, starting right here in my hometown of Los Angeles. Though there is an estimated 2-3 million Black residents in Los Angeles (8-12% of the population) Black residents account for almost 50% of the hungry or homeless population in Los Angeles. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of Black residents in LA still struggle with hunger and have little to no access to healthy food due to food apartheids throughout LA County in which, due to gentrification, racism in urban design, lack of municipal investment & community development, and lack of green space, land, and groceries stores through intentional design; entire neighborhoods are deemed unworthy of having access to healthy, whole foods. Additionally, mental and emotional health challenges, disabilities, & other health disparities within Black communities (that are informed by structural racism and injustice), create barriers for families and individuals to even prepare healthy meals for themselves/ourselves. These discriminatory practices deeply undermine food sovereignty efforts and strip Black communities, particularly in South LA, of access to fresh, healthy, organic produce and foods which exacerbates health inequities that already exist. Furthermore, in South LA specifically, there are over 1.3 million residents and just 60 grocery stores, many of which have a small or non-existent organic or quality produce section. Additionally, due to centuries of economic injustice and wage theft including forced enslavement, Jim Crow, segregation, and more currently, wage inequality (ie: Black women earn $0.61 to every $1 a white man is paid), many Black communities have low levels of disposable income, as well as limited access to transportation to and from the stores, if there even is one in their/our community. This is why I launched #WeStillGottaEat, a comprehensive, multi-dimensional program which offers FREE high vibration, deeply lovingly made, artisan-style, mostly-organic, chef-quality, farm fresh meals + food items to Black residents (including individuals, families, children, and elders) in LA in order to receive nourishment and healing. Through this work we were able to establish dozens of professional community partnership (including small business and larger corporations) and hundreds of individual community volunteers to galvanize resources for those in need and serve 50,000 families.

Here is an example of someone who has no substantial work experience in the private sector and who does not possess a hair of common sense but is merely out to make everything a race question. The Squad member and Congressman Ayanna Pressley berated Walgreens for closing upward 150 stores in high crime areas. She does not think that theft and vandalism should be reason for closing, but instead Pressley accused Walgreens of being racist. The typical immature Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals approach with no factual basis in its accusation. The Squad girl thinks that security and crime prevention on private property in the stores is Walgreen's responsibility solely, not a matter of the community providing adequate law enforcement and strategies to lower crimes in all neighborhoods. She has advocated defunding the police since day one on congress, while her own property and person has plenty of security paid for by the taxpayers. This clearly indicates, not only a high level of ignorance and blatantly leftist stupidity on Pressley's part, but also a scary lack of real-life work experience, a problem with most politicians have. Defund taxpayer funded security for politicians. They make enough money to pay for it themselves through their salary and fundraising. We are at a point in our country where legislation must be passed requiring politicians running for congress to have at least 15 years proven business management experience and/or experience in the private sector. Those in congress now should be removed and replaced with people who has business management experience, whether they are successful farmers, retail owners, mechanics, or financial professionals. A simple law degree or degree in BS (such as gender or minority studies) should not be admissible to sit in congress. Most politicians are clueless about real-life matters, and worst of all they couldn't care less. Lastly, congress members should get paid minimum wage and get HMO benefits, as that is what they promote for everyone else. They are to serve the People, not exploit them. As for Pressley, remove her. https://lnkd.in/eV3fUaG7

Today I posted a new article and video discussing Issa Rae's show "Insecure" and how it - and her actions on and off camera - act as an excellent example of active preservation. While ordinances and designation are essential tools, we would be very remiss to forget that the best way to protect a place is to ensure that it can survive in the form in which it exists. If it's a restaurant, eat there. If it's a shop, shop there. If it's a community you love, live there if you can, or at least visit and be active in it. Do what you can to ensure the places you love can survive, regardless of designation. Put your money where your mouth is. New articles popping up regularly - subscribe to get the first word. https://lnkd.in/gQeZZ7gn #historicpreservation #heritageconservation #blackhistory #hooraemedia #issarae #insecure #equity #blackbusiness

As we approach the holiday season, consumers have a unique opportunity to support Black businesses when shopping for gifts. If we choose to spend our hard-earned dollars by “Buying Black,” we not only bring joy to our loved ones, but contribute to growing Black wealth and prosperity. The fourth principle of Kwanzaa, celebrated at the end of December, is Ujamaa, Cooperative Economics. It emphasizes building and maintaining our own stores, shops and other businesses and profiting from them together. What better way to fulfill this principle and teach the next generation of its value by supporting Black businesses with our holiday shopping? Combined spending by all Black households has increased 5% annually over the past two decades, outpacing the 3% growth rate of white household spending, driven mostly by faster population growth, according to McKinsey & Company. https://lnkd.in/gSTRZ3mw

Buying Black can address the desires of Black consumers that are often ignored or overlooked by mainstream companies. Black business owners can attract gift-shoppers by filling in those gaps, both keeping Black dollars in the community and creating the sense among Black consumers that their needs and wants are not a commercial afterthought but a priority to businesses that value their patronage. Lenwood V Long Sr shares more: https://lnkd.in/etmhDCqV #BuyBlack #MRX #MarketResearch #MulticulturalResearch #Insights #MulticulturalMarketing #BlackOwned #ConsumerInsights