Keepin’ It Reel: Black Boycotting (‘Let Them See the Power of Your Dollar!’)

Political/Social Commentary Through Vintage Videos

This video was originally published on YouTube on January 30, 2015.

OWN: Civil rights protesters of the 1950s and ’60s had many tools at their disposal, one of which was to boycott the businesses that relied on their money. Ethel Carrington Archibald and Shirley Morris Robertson, friends since they were 5 years old and Selma, Alabama, residents during the turbulent 1960s, look back at the implications of how you chose to spend your money.

Something to keep in mind if the incoming administration’s attitude and policies toward people of color prove dangerous, degrading and detrimental. Don’t launch physical attacks on infrastructure or people! Attack the bottom line of every business in America that relies on financial support from communities of color to survive. This statement is from the heart and…..from The G-Man.