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Nation of Islam calls for new boycotts in Baton Rouge
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:11 am
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:11 am
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The regional Nation of Islam is calling for another boycott of major Baton Rouge retailers and restaurants in response to the July 5 killing of Alton Sterling by police. WBRZ-TV reports the regional group held the “Justice or Else Coalition” town hall meeting on Saturday, at which it encouraged black residents to spend their dollars at black-owned businesses. The group also described U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s roundtable discussion on Friday with Baton Rouge law enforcement and other stakeholders as “not enough.”
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Even after the Sterling case is resolves, the Nation of Islam says they are committed to keep black dollars in the black community.
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Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:12 am to Will Cover
Who gives a frick what the Nation of Islam has to say?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:13 am to LNCHBOX
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Who gives a frick what the Nation of Islam has to say?
At a minimum, Gary Chambers, WBRZ and BR Business Report.
And now the OT.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:14 am to LNCHBOX
Christian nation yada yada yada
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:14 am to Will Cover
They've been calling for boycotts for about a month now and no one gives a shite about it, including black people. 
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:14 am to Will Cover
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Even after the Sterling case is resolves, the Nation of Islam says they are committed to keep black dollars in the black community.
Once upon a time there was a black economy. Not black market, but an economy of small businesses in the black communities.
There are unintended consequences to government actions. The war on poverty killed it and gave rise to such beloved retailers such as Walmart.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:15 am to Will Cover
What I wonder about is what the guy running away from the chicken has to do with this?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:15 am to upgrayedd
They must have not included the Mall of La on their list because it looked like a black panther rally last Friday
This post was edited on 8/1/16 at 11:17 am
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:16 am to Will Cover
I wonder where did they get their black dollars? I bet most of them were white dollars to start off.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:16 am to Will Cover
Yeah, BR doesn't care about them. The Boys in Blue sent them packing with their tails between their legs.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:17 am to ZekeTheTeke
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They must have not included the Mall of La on their list because it looked like a black panther rally like Friday
The mall was their main target.
Hell, they were calling on a boycott of the mall just for a weekend and no black people batted an eye over going there.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:19 am to Will Cover
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encouraged black residents to spend their dollars at black-owned businesses
There is nothing wrong with this sentiment. Reinvesting in one's own community is a good thing. Not sure why the BLM and Islamic leaders think this is a novel idea for a protest. They should always be encouraging this behavior.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:20 am to Will Cover
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black dollars
I thought they were green?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:26 am to logjamming
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There is nothing wrong with this sentiment. Reinvesting in one's own community is a good thing.
Do white people get to claim Tony's Seafood as theirs? Because it is white owned.
Or because the business is located in a predominantly black community, is it permissible for black people to spend money at Tony's?
:boudinballs:
This post was edited on 8/1/16 at 11:29 am
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:28 am to Will Cover
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keep black dollars in the black community.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:29 am to Will Cover
Miss Black America agrees.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:29 am to Will Cover
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Do white people get to claim Tony's Seafood as theirs? Because it is white owned.
If those boudin balls can't bring us all together, then there's no hope for mankind
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:30 am to logjamming
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There is nothing wrong with this sentiment. Reinvesting in one's own community is a good thing. Not sure why the BLM and Islamic leaders think this is a novel idea for a protest. They should always be encouraging this behavior.
Absolutely. It would be smarter to just say support businesses in our community who set up shop where we live. Stop driving over to the mall and spend at home.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:30 am to Will Cover
Take this with a grain of salt. Over the weekend, I heard from a LEO from a different parish that during Sterling's autopsy, there were two bullets removed from his right leg (said to have been from Sterling's weapon). Possibly fired when he tried to get the gun from his pocket. Has anyone else heard this?
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:31 am to Will Cover
That first one almost put us into a recession. I don't think BR can handle another one. I drove by Cortana the other day and the parking lot was almost empty.
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