Earning less than whites and unemployed at more than double the national average, African Americans still have $1 trillion in buying power, according to Nielsen. They spend more on media, watch more television, shop more frequently off and online and spend more on beauty products than any other ethnic group in the country. That is serious sway The outcry over police brutality cant end with the Thanksgiving news cycle. President Barack Obama cant just promise to take a look -- yet another look -- at how the police interact with the public. Public frustration over policing didnt boil over only because of Michael Browns death. It did because of the daily indignities that have become common for black people. These boycott organizers feel that helplessness as they watch the police violence spinning out of control and dont know how to stop it. Its not like you can dial 911.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 05:50:17 +0000
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