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The consumer boycott against Target will continue, according to Rev. Jamal Bryant. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, Target’s retraction of its three-year diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments — which included ending a program designed to highlight Black and minority-owned businesses — impacted the company. Shareholders filed a lawsuit and Rev. Bryant led a 40-day consumer boycott, garnering over 200,000 sign-ups. The major retailer subsequently experienced a decline in its stock for at least eight consecutive weeks. “When we started this Target fast, … a Fortune 500 company was trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $138 a share. Because of how it is, that stridently you have put your hand to the plow, their stock started at $138 a share. As of Friday, it is down to $94 a share,” Bryant said Sunday, April 20, at his church, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, GA, reports The Christian Post. Furthermore, Target’s foot traffic decreased year over year...
Black and minority-owned businesses nationwide are finally get the support they deserve. The latest region to join in the efforts to bolster Black and brown businesses is Stonecrest, GA, which just announced the development of a new shopping, dining and entertainment center called New Black Wall Street Marketplace, AJC reports. This new development has aims to feature over 100 businesses with a focus on minority owners, and looks to imitate itself after the business model that made Ponce City Market and Krog Street Market such a success. The finished product of the property will also include restaurants, grocery stores, art galleries, music venues and theatrical stages in an effort to provide more opportunities for Black, minority, and women-owned businesses. According to the AJC, the city’s past attempts to make Dekalb County a hotbed for minority-owned businesses hasn’t proved to be very successful, but they’re hopeful for their latest ambitious project. “This is something that’s...
The teen’s today have goals that just hit different! According to Because of Them We Can (BOTWC), Mason Wright is now Georgia’s youngest restaurant owner at age 14 thanks to his business, Mason’s Super Dogs — a carryout restaurant located in Stonecrest, Georgia. The idea to become an entrepreneur first hit him at age nine after he did not want to depend on his allowance for money. Initially, he explored many business ventures which included washing cars, cutting grass, walking dogs, and selling snacks. Then he managed to convince his parents and grandparents to purchase him a hot dog cart. Driving a hard bargain, Mason proposed he would bring home his report card every six weeks with straight A’s in return for the cart. With his new cart, Mason was in business and entered a business competition at Morehouse College in 2018. Despite coming up short in the competition, a true visionary, the 14-year-old managed to convince President David Thomas to allow him to sell his hot dogs on...
Over the last few months, Black people have proven to be resilient in the face of adversities, especially when it comes to working together to better our communities. The work to improve our economy starts within our own communities as we strive to progress under systems that weren’t initially designed for us to succeed. To rewrite our narratives, 19 Black families banned together to recreate what has the potential to be the new Black Wall Street in Toomsboro, Georgia, according to Because of Them We Can . View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Freedom Georgia Initiative (@freedomga2020) Seeing the lack of safe and secure spaces for Black people inspired these families to develop a viable solution to having more self-sustaining communities where businesses, consumers, and entrepreneurs can all flourish. Reports from BOTWC stated that realtor Ashley Scott — a native of Stonecrest, Georgia — was fed up with the country’s conditions after witnessing the murder of Ahmaud...