LEE COUNTY
Why Black Americans are emphasizing Blackout Day
Black Americans aren’t buying any products Tuesday. “Commercial goods, household products, automobiles, technology, all of those businesses are hurt when African Americans don’t spend with them,” said James Muwakkil, the president of the Lee County NAACP. And, if they do, it’ll be from Black-owned businesses. Why? “It has to happen. We have to stand up. […]