The National Black Business Month from August 1st to 31st.
BLACK ECONOMICS MATTER
BLUE PRINT
ECONOMIC ATONEMENT, RECONCILIATION and INTERNAL REPARATIONS 2015
Black Wall Street South Suburban
Black Wall Street/ChiTulsa/CHICAGO-TULSA Connection
All Global Black Wall Street Districts
The National Black Agenda Consortium
Marcus Garvey Institute
UAPA/ The Temple of Mercy Association
The African American Business Association
Would like to acknowledge:
The Inaugural 14th year Anniversary of The National Black Business Month from August 1st to 31 st. We are proud to recognize Resolution HR0608, 99th GENERAL ASSEMBLY; submitted by State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (8th District).This in honor of Rev. Dr. Webb Evans,(Nov.20,1913-Feb.23,2015), founder of United American Progress Association( 1961).We are acknowledging his work and contribution for The National Buy Black Business Month during the month of August. Dr. Evans believed and worked on Economic progress for the black community. He has exemplified this throughout the world via lectures to churches, political and business leaders. This was the 2nd phase of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Vision. Dr. Evans marched with A. Philip Randolph (organizer of the March on Washington, DC, 1963) and Dr. King.
Dr. Webb Evans Association created ways to improve economic conditions for Black Americans world-wide by preparing them to enter into the business world. Equipping them with the knowledge on how to redirect their savings and spending power globally throughout the black community. UAPA established a Black Credit Union, a lending source that would help to create more black businesses. This approach fosters INTERNAL REPARATIONS! His book “HOW BLACKS CAN GET OFF THE ECONOMIC BOTTOM”, serves as a blueprint. In honor of Dr. Evans, who spent over 52 yrs committed to these principles, we should be purchasing from Black Businesses the 31 days of August.”AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN, PUT A DOLLAR IN ANOTHER BLACK HAND, TELL IT!”(Rev. Dr. Webb Evans)
Dr. Webb Evans was depending on other sources such as; Black owned press, churches and businesses, to get his message across to Buy-Black. The 2nd phase of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Vision; which was (Changing the struggle from Civil Rights to Economic and Political Empowerment). Dr. Webb Evans believed that Black dollars matter and that the Black Community must march with their dollars in order to accomplish what was not accomplished with the other previous marches across the globe.
The Neilson Report (2013) shows the buying power of African Americans has reached 1 trillion dollars. It is projected to reach 1.3 trillion by 2017, of these 1 trillion dollars; black women control 680 billion dollars. The hip-hop buying power has exceeded tens of billions of dollars .We are the second most powerful buying demographics in America. Our buying power will make us the 16th largest country. Currently, black businesses get only 2% of the black dollar. If black consumers spend 10 percent of their income with black businesses it would generate 1 million jobs. In 2007 on the south side of Chicago; residents in predominate black neighborhoods spent a collective of 3.8 billion dollars outside of their own south side community. These statistics speak for themselves and calls for the need for cooperative economics in our community because “BLACK DOLLARS MATTER.” (Prof. James Clingman)
Here are just a few of the many, Trailblazers and Influential leaders who stood for Economic, Social Equality and Independence for the African American globally. These people labored, fought for and understood how it was; and still is imperative for the collaboration of the black dollar to be redirected back into black communities. It is IMPERATIVE that BLACKS spend their monies amongst each other for the sole purposes of Economic and Political empowerment.
Marcus Garvey-Universal Improvement Association (UNIA) in (1914). Parade Aug.22, 2015/HOLIDAY Aug. 31,2015
A. Phillip Randolph-1st Black Labor Union, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; (1925). Organizer March on Washington (1963)…It was a campaign to cash a check that came back insufficient funds.
W.E.B. Dubois-Niagara Movement, Talented Tenth
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad-Founder of The Nation of Islam-Self Suffiiciency
Malcolm-X-former member of The Nation of Islam- Founder, Organization of Afro-American Unity; Pan-Africanist Organization
Ken Bridges/Al Wellington-Co- Founders of the MATAH Network, (Black Channel of Distribution),(1997)
The month of August is also recognized as Black August. The United Nations recognizes August 23rd as The International Slave Trade Day. This is in remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition. This concept grew out of a need to expose the glorious and heroic deeds of those Afrikan women and men that struggled against the injustices heaped upon black people on a daily basis in America. BLACK AUGUST represents defining of socialist economic and ethics as applied to transforming the decadent social values of capitalist America and people who suffer under and from the ill effects of these destructive values. The tradition of fasting during Black August teaches self-discipline. This is a conscious fast which is in effect from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. Listed Below are innovative and effective ways to start implementing our black dollars back into the community by patronizing black owned businesses., These actions would build a solid Economic foundation that would allow African Americans to shape their own destinies, and maximize their economic interests. OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE BUYING BLACK THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST! YOU SHOULD MAKE IT A PRACTICE TO BUY BLACK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!
SUGGESTIONS…
MONDAY-B.A.M.M.(BUST A MOVE MONDAY-THE MEMPHIS MODEL/ EVERY ONE SHOPS AT A FEATURED BLACK BUSINESS)www.olivetbc.com/bamm
BLACK CYBER MONDAY (PURCHASE BLACK PRODUCTS ON LINE)
TUESDAY-BUY BLACK 365(UMOJA)
WEDNESDAY- BUY BLACK WEDNESDAY/nationalblockclubuniversity.org
THURSDAY-CO-OP ECONOMICS(UJAMAA)/
FRIDAY-BLACK FRIDAY
SATURDAY-SHOP LOCAL AT BLACK BUSINESSES
SUNDAY-HAVE DINNER AT LOCAL BLACK RESTAURANTS/Feature Black Businesses in Church Bulletins
SUGGESTIONS CONTINUED…
Support Black Owned Non-Profit Organizations, 501-3c of YOUR choice
Open an account with a black owned bank or credit union; online or local
Support a historically black college or university
Dine at a black owned restaurant
Hire a black real estate broker
Visit a black doctor or dentist for health care
Contribute to a Black Elected Official
Get a quote from a black contractor
Request that Black Contracters with Private Contracts give opportunity to “LOW HANGING FRUIT”
Visit an African-American museum or library
Watch or rent black produced films
Subscribe to a black newspaper, magazine or website/online radio
Use a black caterer or event planner
Visit a black retailer
Invest with a black-managed publicly-traded firm
Visit a black cultural event
Shop at a Ma/Pa Store and at local community vendors
B.E.E.R. (BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT RALLY/during the course of the month pick a BLACK BUSINESS and do a SHOP IN)
ALL RECIEPTS ARE TO BE TURNED IN ON AUG.31, 2015, DURING THE MARCUS GARVEY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION TO U.A.P.A. (UNITED AMERICAN PROGRESS ASSOCIATION) 773-817-1715/uapachicago.org
Subscribe to blackpagesinternational.com
theblackmall.com
*Please write the phrase “BUY BLACK” on your cash, to help track OUR MONEY CIRCULATION*
REGISTER ONE MILLION CONSCIOUS VOTERS THAT ARE UNDECIDED ON LINE/www.iamoneofthemillion.com
Suggested Reading
GIVE ME BACK; MY TRILLION: BLACK WOMEN AND THE MONEY WE GIVE AWAY (Mutale Nkonde)
POWERNOMICS (Dr. Claude Anderson)
BLACK DOLLARS MATTER (Prof. James Clingman)
BLACKONOMICS (Prof. James Clingman)
HOW BLACKS CAN GET OFF THE ECONOMIC BOTTOM (Rev. Dr. Webb Evans)
BLACK BLUE PRINT (Amos Wilson)
FACEBOOK: AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN and Africa’s Vision 2063
nationalblackagendaconsortium.org
We understand that this is not limited to blacks in participation, but it is about green dollars. Our response to circumvent the violence in OUR community is to Buy Black, Love Black and Give Black to raise awareness of the need to create business ownership, contracts’ GREEN TECHNOLOGY and jobs. This would create a better quality of life because, “BLACK DOLLARS MATTER” (James Clingman)…..”CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKET WHERE YOU ARE!” (Booker T. Washington)…STOP BLACK ON BLACK ECONOMIC VIOLENCE!!!
UMOJA!
Buy Black, Love Black, Give Black
OUR CHILDREN AND ANCESTORS ARE
COUNTING ON US!!!
*This document has been authored / created by Revin Fellows/Co-Founder of The National Black Agenda Consortium.org*
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Chairman & COO National Black Wall Street Chicago
(Rev. Willie T. Barrow Consumer Education and Consumer Action Project)
Founder/Lead Organizer, Illinois Voter Restoration Civic Education Project
Chief of Staff to National Chairman, National Black Wall Street USA
"And The Ordinary People Said" News Blog, www.chicagonow.com
Chairman, Community Reinvestment Organizing Project
Listed in 2012 Edition Who' Who In Black Chicago
4655 South King Drive, Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(Office) 773-268-6900 or direct 773-392-0165
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "one of Chicago's legendary political activists and one of the best organizers of his generation"
https://theblacklist.net/
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