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		<title>By: TomSlick04</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ObamaHope that&#039;s a great speech if you&#039;re trying to win Miss America or running for a public office, but meanwhile back in reality (you know, Planet Earth) this is EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED! Personally I&#039;ll support whatever black entrepreneur comes to my neighborhood. Guapo540 you&#039;re absolutely right. Chinese people do this all the time Koreans also and nobody calls them racist. I actually applaud them for doing this. But they also do it in our community ALL THE DAMN TIME! Which is unacceptable, especially since they treat us like shit when they do it. They&#039;re often times rude and take our money for granted like we owe them. We have to support black businesses or else we&#039;ll be in the same boat trying to explain why we&#039;re at the bottom of the financial ladder in 50 years (just like 50 years ago...and today). It&#039;s not racist at all! It&#039;s common sense. And like he said, this doesn&#039;t mean we&#039;re going to boycott other businesses, it&#039;s a way of building capital and improving the quality of our neighborhoods and schools. And most importantly combating this ridiculous unemployment rate within our community. Those of you saying it&#039;s racist are trying to feel good about yourselves by shouting out politically correct rhetoric, but you need to look at the big picture. You don&#039;t say it&#039;s racist when white people move out because blacks move into their neighborhoods, so why is my decision to support people who actually want to live around me racist? U gotta keep what&#039;s above your neck in check Obamahope]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ObamaHope that&#8217;s a great speech if you&#8217;re trying to win Miss America or running for a public office, but meanwhile back in reality (you know, Planet Earth) this is EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED! Personally I&#8217;ll support whatever black entrepreneur comes to my neighborhood. Guapo540 you&#8217;re absolutely right. Chinese people do this all the time Koreans also and nobody calls them racist. I actually applaud them for doing this. But they also do it in our community ALL THE DAMN TIME! Which is unacceptable, especially since they treat us like shit when they do it. They&#8217;re often times rude and take our money for granted like we owe them. We have to support black businesses or else we&#8217;ll be in the same boat trying to explain why we&#8217;re at the bottom of the financial ladder in 50 years (just like 50 years ago&#8230;and today). It&#8217;s not racist at all! It&#8217;s common sense. And like he said, this doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re going to boycott other businesses, it&#8217;s a way of building capital and improving the quality of our neighborhoods and schools. And most importantly combating this ridiculous unemployment rate within our community. Those of you saying it&#8217;s racist are trying to feel good about yourselves by shouting out politically correct rhetoric, but you need to look at the big picture. You don&#8217;t say it&#8217;s racist when white people move out because blacks move into their neighborhoods, so why is my decision to support people who actually want to live around me racist? U gotta keep what&#8217;s above your neck in check Obamahope</p>
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		<title>By: obamahope</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 12:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish to live in a world were it doesn&#039;t matter what color you are.  What these people are saying to the world is that it does matter to them.  Thats fine.  Let them be racist all they want.  Im gonna buy from a store based on merits, facts and truth.  Im gonna buy from a store because they have good customer service and/or a quality product.  If i buy from a store because of the color of their skin, that would make me very narrow minded and racist.  no matter what color anybody is that owns the store or shops there.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish to live in a world were it doesn&#8217;t matter what color you are.  What these people are saying to the world is that it does matter to them.  Thats fine.  Let them be racist all they want.  Im gonna buy from a store based on merits, facts and truth.  Im gonna buy from a store because they have good customer service and/or a quality product.  If i buy from a store because of the color of their skin, that would make me very narrow minded and racist.  no matter what color anybody is that owns the store or shops there.</p>
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		<title>By: Guapo540</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with buying Black, specifically buying Black within the Black community to empower that community. Instead of running away from the communities we come from we must spend our money within the community to stimulate capital growth. Our communities do not thrive because we fail to invest in ourselves. The 3 businesses indigenous to the Black community are The Barber Shop, The Liquor Store and the Funeral Parlor. If we didn&#039;t have to cut our own hair then there might not be many &quot; Black owned &quot; Barber shops. We need to add to the list of businesses in the Black community by opening Banks in that community. The Banks would give loans to “Black Entrepreneurs “to start businesses in the Black community. We need our own Dry Cleaners, Fruit and vegetable markets, Delicatessens and neighborhood movie theaters. It&#039;s a shame when you look around an obviously “Black community” and all the small businesses are owned by other Ethnic groups. We need to open up our own salons for manicures and pedicures and massage. We like all those things, as well, but always patronize such businesses in other communities. One of my other complaints is when we do open up a business it looks like a shack!  We must create a business with some ambience, which looks inviting to potential customers who will come in and spend their money there.  We need neighborhood restaurants that we can sit and be served with candles on the tables and a basket of buttered bread and have a waiter / waitress come hand us a menu of great soul food cuisine.  We have enough Mickey D’s and Burger King Franchises on every corner that take our money and put nothing back into the community. Not to mention the fact that all that fast food is killing us with hypertension, Diabetes, stroke, obesity and heart disease.   
We benefit in many ways when starting our own business. The most important benefit is self employment. Many of us are still using the excuse that “Blacks are the last hired and the first fired. When we become self employed we create jobs in our communities to hire within the community instead of depending on someone else to hire us. We need to start getting into real estate in our communities and buying the run down tenement buildings and renovating them to create decent housing for the residence instead of being victims of a slum lord who lives miles away in a nice quiet suburban neighborhood whose only concern is collecting the rent. Slumlords who do nothing to maintain the upkeep and cleanliness of these properties.
Creating jobs in our communities by starting our own businesses and employing ourselves will be an example to our young people that they don’t have to sell drugs or hustle on the street to make a living. 
The idea that this school of thought is racist is absurd because all other ethnic groups and races do this very thing except us. In addition this is not to say that we would boycott any other business of another ethnic group but by creating and supporting our own business it would make other business be more respectful of our patronage because of the healthy competition it would create. Food for thought :  have you ever shopped at an establishment that was disrespectful to you because they knew you could not shop elsewhere and get better service ?  In fact they charged you higher prices because of it. 
Think about it people and start supporting Black owned businesses and even start your own business.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with buying Black, specifically buying Black within the Black community to empower that community. Instead of running away from the communities we come from we must spend our money within the community to stimulate capital growth. Our communities do not thrive because we fail to invest in ourselves. The 3 businesses indigenous to the Black community are The Barber Shop, The Liquor Store and the Funeral Parlor. If we didn&#8217;t have to cut our own hair then there might not be many &#8221; Black owned &#8221; Barber shops. We need to add to the list of businesses in the Black community by opening Banks in that community. The Banks would give loans to “Black Entrepreneurs “to start businesses in the Black community. We need our own Dry Cleaners, Fruit and vegetable markets, Delicatessens and neighborhood movie theaters. It&#8217;s a shame when you look around an obviously “Black community” and all the small businesses are owned by other Ethnic groups. We need to open up our own salons for manicures and pedicures and massage. We like all those things, as well, but always patronize such businesses in other communities. One of my other complaints is when we do open up a business it looks like a shack!  We must create a business with some ambience, which looks inviting to potential customers who will come in and spend their money there.  We need neighborhood restaurants that we can sit and be served with candles on the tables and a basket of buttered bread and have a waiter / waitress come hand us a menu of great soul food cuisine.  We have enough Mickey D’s and Burger King Franchises on every corner that take our money and put nothing back into the community. Not to mention the fact that all that fast food is killing us with hypertension, Diabetes, stroke, obesity and heart disease.<br />
We benefit in many ways when starting our own business. The most important benefit is self employment. Many of us are still using the excuse that “Blacks are the last hired and the first fired. When we become self employed we create jobs in our communities to hire within the community instead of depending on someone else to hire us. We need to start getting into real estate in our communities and buying the run down tenement buildings and renovating them to create decent housing for the residence instead of being victims of a slum lord who lives miles away in a nice quiet suburban neighborhood whose only concern is collecting the rent. Slumlords who do nothing to maintain the upkeep and cleanliness of these properties.<br />
Creating jobs in our communities by starting our own businesses and employing ourselves will be an example to our young people that they don’t have to sell drugs or hustle on the street to make a living.<br />
The idea that this school of thought is racist is absurd because all other ethnic groups and races do this very thing except us. In addition this is not to say that we would boycott any other business of another ethnic group but by creating and supporting our own business it would make other business be more respectful of our patronage because of the healthy competition it would create. Food for thought :  have you ever shopped at an establishment that was disrespectful to you because they knew you could not shop elsewhere and get better service ?  In fact they charged you higher prices because of it.<br />
Think about it people and start supporting Black owned businesses and even start your own business.</p>
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		<title>By: suavebone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All I hear is a bunch of complainers bitches except for about two ppl under me...

I agree with the idea, it&#039;s NOT A RACIST thing like the guy talking about his Arab buddy suggests...this is about producing capital within the areas overrun with nothing but poverty!

White ppl leave their neighborhoods to see other parts of the world...Blacks always talk about leaving the hood to get away and basically neglect what they are a product of, thus leaving it to a new generation of adolescents!

WE BE ON SOME OTHA SHIT!!!

STOP COMPLAININ APPLAUD THEM AND IF YOU CANT HELP OUT JUST KEEP ON TRUCKIN!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All I hear is a bunch of complainers bitches except for about two ppl under me&#8230;</p>
<p>I agree with the idea, it&#8217;s NOT A RACIST thing like the guy talking about his Arab buddy suggests&#8230;this is about producing capital within the areas overrun with nothing but poverty!</p>
<p>White ppl leave their neighborhoods to see other parts of the world&#8230;Blacks always talk about leaving the hood to get away and basically neglect what they are a product of, thus leaving it to a new generation of adolescents!</p>
<p>WE BE ON SOME OTHA SHIT!!!</p>
<p>STOP COMPLAININ APPLAUD THEM AND IF YOU CANT HELP OUT JUST KEEP ON TRUCKIN!</p>
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		<title>By: blackdiamond184</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What ever happened to supporting a business because it has a good reputation ?  I used to be closed minded like these people who are only &quot;buying black&quot; except I would only buy from american ran stores. Then one day I was in a hurry so I stopped at the Arab store and the owner was very nice to me, and years later me and him are very good friends and exchange gifts when we go on vacation. I will always support his business because of the way he treated me and our relationship now. Why limit yourself to race ?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What ever happened to supporting a business because it has a good reputation ?  I used to be closed minded like these people who are only &#8220;buying black&#8221; except I would only buy from american ran stores. Then one day I was in a hurry so I stopped at the Arab store and the owner was very nice to me, and years later me and him are very good friends and exchange gifts when we go on vacation. I will always support his business because of the way he treated me and our relationship now. Why limit yourself to race ?</p>
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		<title>By: LADboy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LADboy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds like a good ideal but it&#039;ll never work because &quot;Niggas dont know how to work together&quot;. If we did then it wouldnt have taken us this long to get this far. How bout this, yall go back to spending money frivilously and thinking everything is gone be alright, (thank you Jesus!) lol]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds like a good ideal but it&#8217;ll never work because &#8220;Niggas dont know how to work together&#8221;. If we did then it wouldnt have taken us this long to get this far. How bout this, yall go back to spending money frivilously and thinking everything is gone be alright, (thank you Jesus!) lol</p>
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		<title>By: Night_Crawler_810</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Night_Crawler_810]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its sad to see so many individuals contribute their opinions and yet have no clue about how the economy works and how it trully effects. Since we as black business owners fail to educate ourselves on proper business ethics and the accounting aspect of the business tends to be the sole reason why black owned business don&#039;t take off as expected. Its not that you created a dream that just didn&#039;t take off, its because you didn&#039;t set a foundation for that business, there are some good comments on here that make sense, however buying black has nothing to do with racism, you miss the point to be made. when comparing blacks to whites, you noticed obviously that whites hold more of the nations capital. Now pay attention we as in the black community can&#039;t grasp how whites tend to become wealthy or how we used say better off. Trully is it where you spend your money that makes a difference or how you spend your money, are you willing to sacrifice or is the quick buck what you look for. Getting loans to start the business used to be impossible for black individuals, and now its that much harder due to the economy. Yet those that were blessed to be financed to pursue their dream to be self-employed never really applied themselves in the most responsible form. Don&#039;t take basket weaving classes on business and go out and start a business, do your research and fully be aware of the ups and downs. Network, meet new venders, show for the lowest whole sale products and research popular retail items, bring that item to your community at a lower rate than your competitors and you can thrive, if you buy from the same vendor as your competitor obviously you will lose mainly because you are not established. Don&#039;t look for profit for atleast 3 years as this is the life cycle of most new businesses. Create this busniess in the heart of your community make it available to all and most important care about those that you serve genuinely not just show concern for how much they are spending with you. You have to build a relationship with your community. Creating a business for wealth will always be the wrong reason when you should be creating business that brings opportunity and jobs to your community, hence then you wiil find more support from those you adore and your business will have the longevity as your counterparts, if your business don&#039;t take off don&#039;t close it try selling it to someone with the ability to endure what you can&#039;t the time for success at the pace of your community.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its sad to see so many individuals contribute their opinions and yet have no clue about how the economy works and how it trully effects. Since we as black business owners fail to educate ourselves on proper business ethics and the accounting aspect of the business tends to be the sole reason why black owned business don&#8217;t take off as expected. Its not that you created a dream that just didn&#8217;t take off, its because you didn&#8217;t set a foundation for that business, there are some good comments on here that make sense, however buying black has nothing to do with racism, you miss the point to be made. when comparing blacks to whites, you noticed obviously that whites hold more of the nations capital. Now pay attention we as in the black community can&#8217;t grasp how whites tend to become wealthy or how we used say better off. Trully is it where you spend your money that makes a difference or how you spend your money, are you willing to sacrifice or is the quick buck what you look for. Getting loans to start the business used to be impossible for black individuals, and now its that much harder due to the economy. Yet those that were blessed to be financed to pursue their dream to be self-employed never really applied themselves in the most responsible form. Don&#8217;t take basket weaving classes on business and go out and start a business, do your research and fully be aware of the ups and downs. Network, meet new venders, show for the lowest whole sale products and research popular retail items, bring that item to your community at a lower rate than your competitors and you can thrive, if you buy from the same vendor as your competitor obviously you will lose mainly because you are not established. Don&#8217;t look for profit for atleast 3 years as this is the life cycle of most new businesses. Create this busniess in the heart of your community make it available to all and most important care about those that you serve genuinely not just show concern for how much they are spending with you. You have to build a relationship with your community. Creating a business for wealth will always be the wrong reason when you should be creating business that brings opportunity and jobs to your community, hence then you wiil find more support from those you adore and your business will have the longevity as your counterparts, if your business don&#8217;t take off don&#8217;t close it try selling it to someone with the ability to endure what you can&#8217;t the time for success at the pace of your community.</p>
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		<title>By: typeflow</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36093</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They used to do this in the early 1900&#039;s. The place was Greenwood District and the area was called &quot;Black Wall Street&quot; (not the record label). The practice of Blacks spending money within their own community, and everybody turned tremendously wealthy. And remember, this was the time of racial segregation. So by doing so it definitely is a step backwards.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They used to do this in the early 1900&#8242;s. The place was Greenwood District and the area was called &#8220;Black Wall Street&#8221; (not the record label). The practice of Blacks spending money within their own community, and everybody turned tremendously wealthy. And remember, this was the time of racial segregation. So by doing so it definitely is a step backwards.</p>
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		<title>By: Lovevon</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36092</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lovevon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would love to support black business but where I am from it seems they fail to thrive.  Most that I&#039;ve walked in are understocked, open late, close early, and where being on the cellphone and watching TV is more important than customer service.  When you find a decent place they end up closing w/o warning due to bad business ethics, finances or drug or illegal activity.  So it&#039;s not like I havent given it a chance.  I want more for my money and will go to the place that delivers that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would love to support black business but where I am from it seems they fail to thrive.  Most that I&#8217;ve walked in are understocked, open late, close early, and where being on the cellphone and watching TV is more important than customer service.  When you find a decent place they end up closing w/o warning due to bad business ethics, finances or drug or illegal activity.  So it&#8217;s not like I havent given it a chance.  I want more for my money and will go to the place that delivers that.</p>
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		<title>By: alpha111906</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36091</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need more products out there besides overpriced Jeans and Shoes.  A good website that has a database full of all black owned business would be a great idea.  But we need people to step up and create affordable everyday products that&#039;s necessary.  Black owned farms..grocery stores with black owned products...not just pigs feet and hot sauce.  I am sure 100 percent of blacks would feel better buying from other blacks..but we just don&#039;t have anything affordable...use that money you used for clothing business and make a grocery store...retail store with affordable casual clothing...not all hip hop crap.  I would rather buy black but I have no choice...not that I am racist..I would just rather see more black people owning stable...relevant business rather than owning crap just to make a quick buck.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We need more products out there besides overpriced Jeans and Shoes.  A good website that has a database full of all black owned business would be a great idea.  But we need people to step up and create affordable everyday products that&#8217;s necessary.  Black owned farms..grocery stores with black owned products&#8230;not just pigs feet and hot sauce.  I am sure 100 percent of blacks would feel better buying from other blacks..but we just don&#8217;t have anything affordable&#8230;use that money you used for clothing business and make a grocery store&#8230;retail store with affordable casual clothing&#8230;not all hip hop crap.  I would rather buy black but I have no choice&#8230;not that I am racist..I would just rather see more black people owning stable&#8230;relevant business rather than owning crap just to make a quick buck.</p>
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		<title>By: Restorodder</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36090</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Restorodder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really don&#039;t see the point.
I believe in buying American. After so many years of freeing our selves from slavery and segregation, I believe this is a step backwards.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really don&#8217;t see the point.<br />
I believe in buying American. After so many years of freeing our selves from slavery and segregation, I believe this is a step backwards.</p>
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		<title>By: Ric_DeMerritt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that that last thing we need in this Economical crisis known as &quot;The Recession&quot;, is a RACE WAR! I feel the experiment-turned-movement, as it has unveilled a need for a data base for &quot;BB&#039;s&quot;, but it may cause an entire race a people to lose on the count of 3 because we be the victims or OUR OWN RACISM! Whan did the answer to financial struggle amoung americans become separation of it&#039;s races due to an ideals of fed up individuals? If you look at prohibition, as a result of the great depression(1940&#039;s, you&#039;ll see the fight for black owned businesses ending in the flooding of the streets provided the blood of hard working entrepenures... of many races. I&#039;ve seen first hand how the need for money, in a ultra-hostile environment, can end up taking the lives of unexpecting &quot;Business Owners&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that that last thing we need in this Economical crisis known as &#8220;The Recession&#8221;, is a RACE WAR! I feel the experiment-turned-movement, as it has unveilled a need for a data base for &#8220;BB&#8217;s&#8221;, but it may cause an entire race a people to lose on the count of 3 because we be the victims or OUR OWN RACISM! Whan did the answer to financial struggle amoung americans become separation of it&#8217;s races due to an ideals of fed up individuals? If you look at prohibition, as a result of the great depression(1940&#8242;s, you&#8217;ll see the fight for black owned businesses ending in the flooding of the streets provided the blood of hard working entrepenures&#8230; of many races. I&#8217;ve seen first hand how the need for money, in a ultra-hostile environment, can end up taking the lives of unexpecting &#8220;Business Owners&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: chictatious1</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36088</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chictatious1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[this movement can be a great accomplishment for our people or a joke. there are so many different types of blk people and to unite them would be a challenge. this article isnt about racism, but about growth amongst our people. every other race is doing the same, its just you dont see them often posting articles about plans, motives or intentions. they do it amongst their people typically secretly. its a great idea, but hopefully it works out for the activist b/c blk people are their own worst enemy, critics or barriers. if most blks stop allowing the world or current situation consume them we could soar like eagles bc we have came a long ways. not to many races have undergo our experiences and still remain strong (well a few of us). im proud to be blk bc we have accomplished so much (minus the ignorance, but every race has ignorance)! i wish them well and for anyone else that thinks otherwise is a typical negative blk or whatever race they are that has no faith that we can do it and content with the current blk nation. i am willing to join the alliance if our people come to their senses that its not about them. its about our people as whole and move towards a positive, better, greater, stronger,educated and so forth direction. we have nothing to prove to anyone and we are a great nation its just sad the most blks dont see it bc of all the hatred and jealousy that other races exude about us. nothing nor anyone holds me back bc unlike most i could careless what others think about me. yet i am happy in result of standing on my own ground. comment all you want b/c you are only showing the world just how ignorant you are if you think otherwise.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this movement can be a great accomplishment for our people or a joke. there are so many different types of blk people and to unite them would be a challenge. this article isnt about racism, but about growth amongst our people. every other race is doing the same, its just you dont see them often posting articles about plans, motives or intentions. they do it amongst their people typically secretly. its a great idea, but hopefully it works out for the activist b/c blk people are their own worst enemy, critics or barriers. if most blks stop allowing the world or current situation consume them we could soar like eagles bc we have came a long ways. not to many races have undergo our experiences and still remain strong (well a few of us). im proud to be blk bc we have accomplished so much (minus the ignorance, but every race has ignorance)! i wish them well and for anyone else that thinks otherwise is a typical negative blk or whatever race they are that has no faith that we can do it and content with the current blk nation. i am willing to join the alliance if our people come to their senses that its not about them. its about our people as whole and move towards a positive, better, greater, stronger,educated and so forth direction. we have nothing to prove to anyone and we are a great nation its just sad the most blks dont see it bc of all the hatred and jealousy that other races exude about us. nothing nor anyone holds me back bc unlike most i could careless what others think about me. yet i am happy in result of standing on my own ground. comment all you want b/c you are only showing the world just how ignorant you are if you think otherwise.</p>
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		<title>By: obamahope</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36087</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[obamahope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What this couple is doing is perpetuating racism.  They are dicrimanating based on race.  Thats racism.  Flat out.  But when they do it its ok, but if this were a white couple doing it they would be shot.  There is no explanation for this except ignorance and stupidity.  Too many people in our world lack basic common sense.  If more people had common sense, this would be a better world.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What this couple is doing is perpetuating racism.  They are dicrimanating based on race.  Thats racism.  Flat out.  But when they do it its ok, but if this were a white couple doing it they would be shot.  There is no explanation for this except ignorance and stupidity.  Too many people in our world lack basic common sense.  If more people had common sense, this would be a better world.</p>
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		<title>By: Beyond-The-Physical</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36086</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beyond-The-Physical]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok..I&#039;m confused. How can one &quot;Buy Black&quot; when so many of the stores in most black communities are owned by those of Middle-Eastern descent, and too many of us are all-too willing to sell our livelyhoods and financial independence for a briefcase full of money? Please don&#039;t bother arguing...you know I&#039;m right!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok..I&#8217;m confused. How can one &#8220;Buy Black&#8221; when so many of the stores in most black communities are owned by those of Middle-Eastern descent, and too many of us are all-too willing to sell our livelyhoods and financial independence for a briefcase full of money? Please don&#8217;t bother arguing&#8230;you know I&#8217;m right!</p>
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		<title>By: jus-2_chill</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36085</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jus-2_chill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 10:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i hate to be the one to say this, but; there are soooooo many fucking things that we need to get straight before we go talking about building our own anything to generate wealth and independence. first of all, we aint going no place period while so many of us practice too many different religions. secondly, we don&#039;t even know what to call ourselves. thirdly, we don&#039;t have the support or the protection of the world community and are not recognized as a nation. fourth, something has to be done about the niggers. fifth, how in the hell can you establish a solid nation with so many our people dying to interracially marry and make unrecognizable people. sixth, how can you set up a strong foundation with the man being docile and the woman being completely out of place and out of order. seventh, what are our real names? eighth, where is the right and exact education? nineth, what about the same sex people and how will we move forward having accepted something that is in truth an abomination, but we accept it as a functioning and allowable reality? tenth, when we replaced knowing with believeing, we completely lost the battle forever. i think these people have very good intentions, but like everything else with niggers, it will just end up being a fashion statement.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i hate to be the one to say this, but; there are soooooo many fucking things that we need to get straight before we go talking about building our own anything to generate wealth and independence. first of all, we aint going no place period while so many of us practice too many different religions. secondly, we don&#8217;t even know what to call ourselves. thirdly, we don&#8217;t have the support or the protection of the world community and are not recognized as a nation. fourth, something has to be done about the niggers. fifth, how in the hell can you establish a solid nation with so many our people dying to interracially marry and make unrecognizable people. sixth, how can you set up a strong foundation with the man being docile and the woman being completely out of place and out of order. seventh, what are our real names? eighth, where is the right and exact education? nineth, what about the same sex people and how will we move forward having accepted something that is in truth an abomination, but we accept it as a functioning and allowable reality? tenth, when we replaced knowing with believeing, we completely lost the battle forever. i think these people have very good intentions, but like everything else with niggers, it will just end up being a fashion statement.</p>
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		<title>By: MyCaliDream</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36084</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subject: FW: Life Without Black People



Please Read

A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished themselves away. They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there is an America without black people.

At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief.

At last, they said, No more crime, drugs, violence and welfare.

All of the blacks have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The &quot;NEW AMERICA&quot; is not America at all-only a barren land.


1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system.


2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mills, a black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher floors.


3. There
are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gear-shift, Joseph Gambol, also black, invented the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic signals.


4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another black man, Albert R. Robinson.


5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper.


6.. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you guessed it, Black.


7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented the Post-marking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop.


8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.


9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern,and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut off Switch. Their homes were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan.


10. Their children met them at the door- barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the Shoe Lasting Machine,Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the Ironing Board, and George T. Samon invented the Clothes Dryer.


11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator.


Now, isn&#039;t that something? What would this country be like without the contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans?


Martin Luther King, Jr. said, &quot;by the time we leave for work, Americans have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks.&quot;


Black history includes more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey &amp;W.E.B. Dubois.


I think this is a good thing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Subject: FW: Life Without Black People</p>
<p>Please Read</p>
<p>A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished themselves away. They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there is an America without black people.</p>
<p>At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief.</p>
<p>At last, they said, No more crime, drugs, violence and welfare.</p>
<p>All of the blacks have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The &#8220;NEW AMERICA&#8221; is not America at all-only a barren land.</p>
<p>1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system.</p>
<p>2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mills, a black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher floors.</p>
<p>3. There<br />
are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gear-shift, Joseph Gambol, also black, invented the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a black man, invented the traffic signals.</p>
<p>4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another black man, Albert R. Robinson.</p>
<p>5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper.</p>
<p>6.. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you guessed it, Black.</p>
<p>7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented the Post-marking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop.</p>
<p>8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.</p>
<p>9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern,and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut off Switch. Their homes were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan.</p>
<p>10. Their children met them at the door- barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the Shoe Lasting Machine,Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the Ironing Board, and George T. Samon invented the Clothes Dryer.</p>
<p>11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator.</p>
<p>Now, isn&#8217;t that something? What would this country be like without the contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans?</p>
<p>Martin Luther King, Jr. said, &#8220;by the time we leave for work, Americans have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks.&#8221;</p>
<p>Black history includes more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey &amp;W.E.B. Dubois.</p>
<p>I think this is a good thing.</p>
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		<title>By: DAREALRECKLESS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[wow @ the comments from the house ni99ers. i expect hate from the fat white bytch but maaaan o&#039; man. this brawd said &quot;no more rappers &quot; wtf has ice cube or common sense did to you?! i swear some people don&#039;t deserve to be of african decent ( although everyone is.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow @ the comments from the house ni99ers. i expect hate from the fat white bytch but maaaan o&#8217; man. this brawd said &#8220;no more rappers &#8221; wtf has ice cube or common sense did to you?! i swear some people don&#8217;t deserve to be of african decent ( although everyone is.</p>
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		<title>By: navymp</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36082</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[navymp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 07:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right on!! 

Stimulus package for us by us!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right on!! </p>
<p>Stimulus package for us by us!!</p>
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		<title>By: Sunshyne_defined</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36081</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sunshyne_defined]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 07:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel this movement is worthwhile to explore.  It may seem negative to patronize black businesses, but there aren&#039;t enough out there.  We need to make a serious effort to help our companies succeed.  I mean, we have barely anything, and its time we stopped being what people tell us to be, and become owners, employers, people with some power, and not just consumers.  If someone has stepped beyond the average and broken the mold, we owe it to them, and ourselves, to try and assist them, and hopefully we&#039;ll be able to rebuild and strengthen our communities.  Its not a movement that should even worry other races, we have not built enough yet to be withholding much from them, and thats not the focus of &quot;buying black.&quot;  Other cultures are growing and building, its up to us to do the same.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel this movement is worthwhile to explore.  It may seem negative to patronize black businesses, but there aren&#8217;t enough out there.  We need to make a serious effort to help our companies succeed.  I mean, we have barely anything, and its time we stopped being what people tell us to be, and become owners, employers, people with some power, and not just consumers.  If someone has stepped beyond the average and broken the mold, we owe it to them, and ourselves, to try and assist them, and hopefully we&#8217;ll be able to rebuild and strengthen our communities.  Its not a movement that should even worry other races, we have not built enough yet to be withholding much from them, and thats not the focus of &#8220;buying black.&#8221;  Other cultures are growing and building, its up to us to do the same.</p>
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		<title>By: Last_Revelation</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/177521/couples-buy-black-experiment-becomes-movement/#comment-36080</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Last_Revelation]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[plus sized... shut up... it&#039;s called support, for the things we helped build and create that seem to have been taken away... in all actuality on paper it may be the &quot;white man&#039;s&quot; but the minorities are the ones who created it...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>plus sized&#8230; shut up&#8230; it&#8217;s called support, for the things we helped build and create that seem to have been taken away&#8230; in all actuality on paper it may be the &#8220;white man&#8217;s&#8221; but the minorities are the ones who created it&#8230;</p>
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