Well said! @Regranned from @jasonlwarner - From the desk of my wife @zeethopia - This is nothing new and it will not change until we start supporting our own. I work with small businesses on a daily basis and one of the greatest challenges I see of being a black business owner is that there are some people who think that if you charge a fair price for a solid product, that this somehow makes you into a crook. I’m not sure where we get this from, I can only speculate that there is a tendency to see the black community as a welfare case, or a group of people who are incapable of taking care of themselves. Meanwhile we give away billions every single year to businesses who refuse to give their products away for free. We pay consistently, in large amounts of money, without complaining. Here are 5 things we can do right now that will actually make a difference: 1. Don’t automatically expect or demand a discount. 2. Know that having black endorsements isn’t the same as being black-owned. 3. Recognize the struggle, and don’t knock it. 4. Accept that a product or service being black-owned doesn’t imply that it’s of lower quality. 5. Recommend or promote a black-owned business when given the opportunity. #OwnTheVision #Education #Empowerment #BuildingAnEmpire #SupportBlackBusiness - #regrann
