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Beautiful Truth
Douglasville, GA · 11 hours ago

People act like it’s just coincidence, but it’s not. You’re looking at years of who had access to money, who was allowed to build, and who was forced to just survive. So yeah—you see other races owning businesses in black communities, but the real question is: who was given the opportunity to own in the first place? 🤔

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Joe “Red”
Cincinnati, OH · 10 days ago

Every black person I seen post so far is missing the point...he's not hating on business owners he's telling you to quit wasting your money save and start businesses...

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Angela Fluker
Bossier City, LA · 10 days ago

they are racist towards us but they like our money and neighborhood.

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JMORRIS1973
Cleveland, OH · 3 hours ago

👍🏼

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Charles Wheeler
Philadelphia, PA · 10 days ago

Yes he is so right ✅️

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Zeke
Brooklyn, NY · 10 days ago

I've been saying this for years, and I avoid every last one of these public toilets at all cost, I encourage my wife, and children to do the same, because I have never heard of, or seen these people encourage us to invest in their business ventures in our own neighborhoods mind you, EVER!! 🤔 as a matter of fact, The only interest I've seen they have for us in these places are in the restocking of shelves, pushing a broom, or slinging a mop after hours, and probably just for pennies on the dollar 😡

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David Aldridge
Akron, OH · 10 days ago

save your money, or form a collective and buy a business in your community, quit complaining about something you can change. quit being a victim.😳

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Vincent
Queens, NY · 10 days ago

All you have to do is give a few people credit and they'll swear that these people are for us. the extraction of our dollars are by design. and none of those groups care about us in the least.

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Darrell Crawforf
Atlanta, GA · 10 days ago

I've always said that, none of them live in our neighborhoods, but getting our money

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Presses Alexander
Hickory Hill, TN · 10 days ago

That’s the way they get their loan that they have to open it up in a black neighborhood instead of a white neighborhood they don’t want it there

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Michael Strong
Bennettsville, SC · 18 hours ago

We put too much energy into hustling rather than opening legitimate businesses. You dont have a business if you selling out of the trunk of your car. 😆 But seriously, we could do better with investing in our own neighborhoods. We have to control both the homes and the businesses in the neighborhood to get things right for black people. We have enough millionaires and billionaires to accomplish both.

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RaggedyMan74
15 hours ago

There are so many layers to this. Basically, banks loan these people money to open businesses in the Black neighborhoods, because they won't loan them money to build them in white neighborhoods. Consequently, they won't loan Black people the money at all. If there is a Black business fortunate enough to open, Black people either: ask for a "hook up", shop across town because they think the white man's ice is colder, or the business has poor customer service because they think they're doing folks a favor by being open. It's a systemic & strategic problem, & I haven't even mentioned the Black church's role in it.

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Isaac Gilmore
Columbia, SC · 6 days ago

But we all as Black people can keep the money in our own communities but we cant stick together for shit!! but just know, if u cant stand for something you'll fall for anything

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J Dawkins
Highland Park, MI · 7 hours ago

I get it but why is that we can't get along why do we charge more can I owe you brother I'll bring the money back and never come back then the customer gets mad and all you are trying to do is survive then another minority business closes down .🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 all they do is learn what not to do we spend the money with them and they don't spend it back supporting us.....

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Michael Strong
Bennettsville, SC · 18 hours ago

Hustling is a start, but ownership is the goal. We need to move beyond the trunk of the car and into the deed of the building. With the wealth already present in our community, there’s no reason we shouldn't own the homes we live in and the businesses we shop at. Let’s stop just making money and start building a legacy. Stop letting them from coming to our communities, stealing the neighbor and leaving just a hood. HOOD = HUSTLE OBEY OR DIE 🙏

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DeCarol
South Holland, IL · 18 hours ago

So so true. They don’t even shop at the grocery store. Never seen their name on any charity in the area. On top of that they don’t treat you with respect. Following you around the store when you talk in. Most times no Black person even work in the store.

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Richard
14 hours ago

its just not black neighborhood or community, its everywhere, and your right ,what do these foreigners do back for any of us? nothing ,no sponsors for little league baseball or basketball or football, nothing ,but they have no problem taking our money in their stores. some of these stores dont even have not one America employee and if they doʻ its only to restock their self, take trash out or cleaning parking lots .

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James Richardson
Claymont, DE · a day ago

We can clearly see that everything they are doing to us is by design. Black Wall Street confirmed it!🤷

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Ellease Ayers
Fairview Heights, IL · a day ago

Never to they support our communities, stop allowing them in our neighborhoods

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(reality-bites)
New York, NY · 13 hours ago

Sooooo,… get with the program….and open your own….yes I know you will have obstacles, because if your genetics,..but power through it…you can do it….!!!!!👊🏽👊🏽💪🏿💪🏿

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Linda@Green
10 hours ago

Where are your programs located? I’m just asking for help for the young black youths . Let’s not wait until there in prison . Come out and speak out . I respect your speech. Action speak louder than words .

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Chucky G
Chicago, IL · 10 hours ago

He’s definitely right and he just made me rethink my buying and where I spend my money and for any other Blacks that reads this if this doesn’t make you rethink your habits then this kind of knowledge is not for you the saying is if you can’t learn from real knowledge and talk stop reading cause you not learning or comprehension sorry 🤔🤔🤔I learn from real knowledge. You sold me Brother I understand.🤔🤔

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Kenyen Bloe
Hamilton, OH · an hour ago

If u have ur money go and open store like other people. Talking about our land . So u guys forget that American live all part of the world or what.

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Charles Lindsey
Christmas, FL · 44 minutes ago

It's not just your neighborhood, it's in ours too. in the city in the country, they're raping both of our races. We need to stand together as one

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Audie Crear
Galveston, TX · 44 minutes ago

they're in business because of the idiots in the community that supports them.whom can you blame if they're stupid enough to do business with them.these type of stores intentionally overcharge people because of their location.HENCE!!!! convenient stores.

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65Oxford65$
Whites Creek, TN · 16 minutes ago

I'm going to get a payday loan up the street head to the nearest corner store get the greens with a 40 and a 3 piece snack nails and hair on point at Kims broke tomorrow 365

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Marlena Johnson
Bainbridge, GA · 3 hours ago

Good question here. Why do we support these businesses? Where is your investment? Where do they shop at? does that make sense to you?

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OU812
Charlotte, NC · an hour ago

the people destroy everything, so why don't you start these businesses in the community. because you know they going to destroy it.

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my_LAND
West Columbia, SC · a day ago

Shop buying from all of them all of us STOP. They don’t even have respect for us.

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Stephen Paul
Valdosta, GA · a day ago

it's that simple quit going there with All the money you have opening up your own dam stores has stations . God bless Africa 👍

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Mike Huancho
Las Vegas, NV · 5 hours ago

This is true in pretty much every community. I’ve lived in multiple cities and every one of them had all those same things

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Michelle Stevens
Albany, NY · 12 hours ago

Community needs to support Community. That’s the only way we gonna come together to and grow. Support is the way. 💕💕

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Yolanda Johnson
Jacksonville, FL · 9 hours ago

Halleluyah Halleluyah Halleluyah Halleluyah that is so true and perfectly said 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

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Linda Malone
Pittsburgh, PA · an hour ago

real talk they sell in our communities but won't live in them, and their prices are super high...

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beautifulbq
Williamsport, PA · 8 hours ago

When I was little there were a lot of black owned stores in the neighborhood I grew up in

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Mark Gordon
Columbus, OH · a day ago

Don’t forget the Chinese restaurant

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Kenyen Bloe
Hamilton, OH · an hour ago

Ur are too lazy in this America . Only to smoke weed and have fun in ur pocket

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chickee305
Miami, FL · 15 hours ago

No lies detected

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Tara Stackhouse
Providence, RI · 6 hours ago

Real talk 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿🤏🏿

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Larry Jamal
New York, NY · 18 hours ago

so right and exact

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Tim McFadden
Lake City, SC · 9 hours ago

🥰🥰🥰 truth hurts😲, Now watta U , We , and US going 2 do about it 🤔🤔🤔!

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Big Timber
Milwaukee, WI · 4 hours ago

im not black or white but he is right about the community aspects

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Joe Nevels
Tuscaloosa, AL · 14 hours ago

been saying that! you can't keep our people out of their stores.

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Delton Glover
New Orleans, LA · an hour ago

Right On 👍🏾

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BryKei Jay
Lancaster, CA · a day ago

No they don’t

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Ollie Lee
Columbus, MS · 2 days ago

black or white not from America Why Do we FIGHT AND HATE

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Drew B (Brainiac the Maniac)
South Heidelberg Township, PA · 14 hours ago

Now if brothas and sisters could just do what he's saying

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Linda@Green
11 hours ago

Can you please come out and talk to our young people .

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beautifulbq
Williamsport, PA · 8 hours ago

Stop shopping with these ppl and shut them ALL down

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Timothy
Houston, TX · 11 hours ago

and the reason is "Us" we are our worst enemy, 😑

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Masai000
New York, NY · 22 minutes ago

Same old song. Sad.

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Michael Evans
Philadelphia, PA · an hour ago

is this Farakhan Jr. ?

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Michael Mitchell
Denham Springs, LA · an hour ago

no because they would get shot or robbed

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Rangs and Thangs
Miami Gardens, FL · 3 hours ago

Yeah, but "we gangsta tho"...

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JJ smiles
3 hours ago

Always crying and whinning

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Anthony Baise
Indianapolis, IN · 4 hours ago

B.L.M. didn't support you either

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JOSEPH C Courts
Cleveland, OH · 5 hours ago

they do not care