Why is capturing Black Spend important?

A dollar spends 28 days circulating in the Asian community; 19 days in the Jewish community; 17 days in predominantly WASP communities; and 7 days in Hispanic communities. A dollar circulates for only 6 hours in the black community.

In other words, when a Black person earns a dollar, it is typically not spent with a Black-owned business. 99% of our $1.3 trillion buying power is spent outside of our community. Blacks spend less money in Black-owned businesses than other racial and ethnic groups spend in businesses owned by members outside of their groups. By changing nothing, nothing happens.

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How Can You Be Apart?

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Each month, our chapter, as a national and global initiative, will document our spending at our local Black-owned business. We will make it a priority to make sure we are supporting these businesses as much as possible. But we don't want to stop there! We want you to be a part! Below is a link to many Black-owned businesses in the New England area, organized by state and city/town. All you have to do is support! If there's a restaurant or business you loved and want to share with the world, Let us know! We'd love to give them a shout-out via social media! If you have a Black-owned business and you are not on this list, please let us know so we can add you to our document! Thank you in advance!