One woman's mission to 'buy black' on Black Friday
Sunday, November 26, 2017
November 26, 2017 -
On Black Friday, Candy Lowe won’t be joining the crowds lining up outside a big department store to grab a deal before dawn. Instead, she will visit a local clothing shop called Curvy Girls, pick up gift cards from Body Temple and purchase oils at African Extravaganza -- all small businesses, all black-owned.
“We have to keep these dollars in our community just a little bit longer,’’ says Lowe, 54, who has made it a personal mission to support African American entrepreneurs in her hometown of Tampa, Fla. “If we can ... we’ll see an economic improvement. If we see more businesses getting support, it won’t be so frightening to be a business owner.’’ Visit www.USAToday.com for full article.
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