In the words of the late great Dr. Webb Evans....
We live together,
go to church together, sing, pray, and shout together. Let us save and spend our dollars together! Buy Black! -Dr. Webb Evans |
On June 25, 2012 Dr. Web Evans- President / Founder of the U.A.P.A. (United American Progress Association) asked attendees (including ministers) at a U.A.P.A. meeting to present ideas on how to address the problem of getting consumers’, Church’s & Black Owned Business’s & Institutions to band together to focus on patronizing Black Owned Businesses and to create JOBS. After years of researching this dilemma, I re-defined a Business Support System / Plan that not only directs Black consumer’s to Black Owned Business’s but offers enticing incentives for repeat patronage at these business’s and a unique interactive networking opportunity. The plan was briefly introduced at this meeting with a round of applause of approval. This business support system / plan has been utilized and is currently in effect at the Rogers Park Business Alliance and various business’s (primarily White owned business’s) over the last several years or more. Our upgraded edition of this system incorporates a “Black Business Card” (issued to each member in the BBA) to present to participating Black Owned business member’s in our community for consumer’s to earn Purchase Points to receive discounts for continuous patronization. In short, we fine tuned and elaborated on this business support model to make it feasible for business and consumer’s to participate with low budgets. Our unique Economic/Business Support Formula keeps the Black Dollars circulating through and through the Community without the Dollars leaving the community! Thus Creating JOBS AND BUSINESSES! This formula is compared to a VORTEX! The BUY BLACK ALLIANCE is not just an organization geared to the support, unification and advancement of Black Business,… IT’S ALSO AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS ENTREPRENEUR’S START and maintain THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND A VEHICLE TO REGAIN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHICH IS KEY TO THE RESURGENCE OF THE BLACK ECONOMY and SELF RESPECT WHICH WILL REBUILD THE ECONOMIC STRONGHOLD IN THE COMMUNITY. The National movement called “SILENT DOLLARS: 2 DAYS OF RESTRAINT” is just one of the movement's / organization’s backed by the BBA to aid in the resurgence of supporting Black Owned business while gaining the respect of White America, other races and our government. The movement calls for African Americans not to PATRONIZE while simultaneously NOT WORKING for all non BLACK OWNED businesses & institutions for 2 days straight while simultaneously STARTING & CELEBRATING our very first official AFRICAN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY! Obtain all the details by visiting www.silentdollars.weebly.com The BUY BLACK ALLIANCE will guide individuals and entrepreneurs through workshops and TOWN HALL MEETINGS to inform and share ideas to start, structure, maintain and unify their businesses. Some proceeds of the BUY BLACK ALLIANCE events will also go to notable causes like… FEED THE HUNGRY/HOMELESS Charities including Organizations serving the needs of the community-especially focusing on impoverished families and single mother’s. When properly executed, all variables mentioned will plant the seeds in the Black community and African Americans as a whole to regain our long lost / consciousness, identity and INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC BASE- which all cultures have developed and is now maintaining. The BBA is not a Racist organization and does not advocates or promote racism. Other cultures (Jews, Mexicans, Caucasians, Polish, Italian, Asian & Middle Eastern... etc.) have built & thrive in their own independent communities with a strong or surging economic base. However, the African American community is in a grave state of emergency- plagued with Joblessness, Food Deserts, Lack of Black Owned Business's, Crime, homelessness & Despair. The BBA is focused on rectifying these issues by rebuilding the economic base and development of businesses and business growth in African American Communities as well as multi-ethnic communities where they may lack support across this nation which has once thrived in our past. Since the BBA is a National Organization, we're looking for individuals to start branches in all Major cities in the U.S.! Contact us if you or someone you know would like to start their branch! We live by the motto... “Be part of the solution, not part of the Problem” Mark Finley, President/founder |