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I witnessed African American stores sitting next to Jewish, Asian, and White
business owners and African Americans walking out of the other stores with the
same things they could have purchased from their own.
When I was in college I performed a study of Genocide in the Black community.
There were very sad statistics involved. The Jewish dollar circulates almost 10
times within the Jewish community before it reaches the outside. The Asian
dollar circulates almost 6 times within the Asian community before it reaches
the outside. The White dollar, well that is self-explanatory. The
African-American dollar does not even circulate one time within its own
community.
What point am I trying to make? If you are investing in a store or a company you
should patronize what you are investing in. We are missing economic
opportunities by not investing our dollars within our own communities and by not
investing at all. When the issues arises where a company has insulted or
mistreated a patron it is far easier to hurt them financially then to complain
about them.
I hear so many times from my people I am trying to give my children
what I never had. That is not accomplished through clothes and shoes but by
establishing a financial future of investing, savings and education.
I thank all of you that have purchased stocks from Ms. Hughes as a result of my
last email, the reply was overwhelming. But I encourage and challenge you to
also purchase from the store. Ownership is only the beginning. Support the
store that you have put your money into. It can only flourish if you help. Ms.
Hughes welcomes suggestions so give the store a call!
The saying goes "It takes a village to raise a child". This is her child, let's
help raise it.
Spread the word!!!
Sincerely,
Lenice Martin
If interested in contacting the store please call:
Harlem Office Supply (212)427-3540, 6 E. 125th Street, New York, NY 10035
www.harlemofficesupply.com
Also, check out her book "Wake Up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner City is
This Anyway!" ISBN #0-9655064-7-9
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