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Showing posts with label Black business owners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black business owners. Show all posts
Click here to download More Black Success Volume 10, which includes interviews and articles by Black entrepreneurs and business experts on both sides of the pond including Melinda Emerson, Twitter's SmallBizLady. . I am an African American woman based in London, and I meet people from
all over the world. Many of us are facing similar difficulties and
challenges. We have a shared history as African people and we have a
great deal we can learn from each other.
In my More Black Success free ebooks and the What U Need to Know radio show which I used to co-present, our emphasis is on networking internationally as people of African heritage.
Historically, Black people have been taught to hate and mistrust each
other as a way of controlling us. We need to overcome these barriers. We
are all African people.
We are much stronger and more effective when we work together, for our common interests as African people.
Do Black Consumers Buy Black? Judging by the emails I have received, the answer is a resounding "No".
On my radio show, I was joined by Kwanzaa expert Charles Taylor, author of Kwanzaa: How to Celebrate It at Home. You can listen to the recording below.
We discussed many things, including
- the meaning of Kwanzaa
- how to involve children in Kwanzaa
- the seven principles (nguzo saba)
and the role of business owners in Kwanzaa.
Kwanzaa is not a commercial holiday. However, the founder, Dr. Malauna Karenga, wanted Black business owners to be in charge of the sale and marketing of Kwanzaa items - and that is largely the case.
