Indisputable with Dr.Rashad Richey, February 28, 2025- clip of the day
People on social media are promoting a 24-hour boycott against large corporations. Dr. Rashad Richey and Wosny Lambre discuss on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below.
Read more here: https://apnews.com/article/feb-28-eco...
"NEW YORK (AP) — An “economic blackout” promoted on social media was underway Friday but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether retail companies and restaurants noticed any effect from the grassroots protest.
A fledgling activist group encouraged U.S. residents not to spend any money for 24 hours as an act of resistance against what the group’s founder described as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans."...
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Revision - March 11, 2025
This pancocojams post presents a compilation of a few selected comments that were published between Feb. 28, 2025 and March 1, 2025 on the discussion thread of a YouTube video hosted by Dr. Rashad Richey entitled "WATCH: TikTokers Push 24-Hour Economic BLACKOUT Against Big Business,"
That video is part of the African American focused YouTube news channel "Indisputable". The About page of that channel indicates that "Indisputable is the nation’s fastest-growing news show ... Each day, Indisputable features the top news stories, with original reporting, and engages in debates and conversations with guests and viewers. Tune in for the Indisputable truth!"... end of quote https://www.youtube.com/@IndisputableTYT
Most of these selected comments from that YouTube video's discussion thread in this pancocojams post agree with the boycott in the United States of Target department stores and the wider "no shopping at any big business stores on Feb. 28, 2025. Other comments from that discussion thread disagree with those boycotts.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and linguistic* purposes.
Thanks to Dr. Rashad Richey for his cultural contributions. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/03/what-ten-toes-down-standing-on-business.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "What "Ten Toes Down" & "Standing On Business" REALLY Mean (Information & Comments)"
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREADS
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WARNING
In my opinion, a significant portion of the comments in that discussion thread which disagree with that boycott and which are quoted in this pancocojams compilation are racist and may have been published by trolls.
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These comments are presented in relative chronological order beginning with the earliest dated comments, except for replies (from Feb. 28, 2025 through March 1, 2025).
1. @martythorn3456
"I am not buying anything today".
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2. @denisecody5514
"Yes I Did it Economic Resistance Black Out Feb 28, 2025 will do it again again!!!"
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3. @wadaboyy
"Absolutely!"
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4. @sonderseeker21
"I shopped at 3 local businesses & used only cash!"
5.
"ALL. POWER. TO. THE PEOPLE...!!! ✊πΏ✊πΏ✊πΏ"
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6. @denisebailey3226
"Kept my black dollars in my pocket today!!!!π₯³πππ₯³"
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7. @thomascrownrg
"Absolutely nothing purchased... My bank account is still applauding."
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8. @sweetpeach3241
"ππππ"
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9. @Swinatelly
"24hrs was a piece of cake! Im anticipating the next boycott!
We must show them the power of our $"
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10. @elainemarylee
"I joined. Why should we support these companies using our
hard earned dollars when they don't care about us?"
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11. @veerow6035
"Nope! Not doing it. Only supporting positive actions that are solution-oriented. Boycotts are outdated in 2025."
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12. @GEOMETRICINK
"Not supporting the oligarchs ruining this country is a positive action πππ"
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13. @boldandunderstanding9935
"Watch how the support for black owned businesses decreases
drastically after this so-called boycott is over with. People only want to
support black businesses when they're angry with white corporations. Where's
the support for black businesses, regardless of the situation?"
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14. @allisonjones1585
"@boldandunderstanding9935 all you have to is do what you
want. And keep your negative thoughts at bay"
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15. @KeillenDavis
"Black businesses are in black neighborhoods. You would have
to go out of your way to avoid making a purchase from a black business if you
live in a black neighborhood."
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16. @nathanjones6638
"They get the support any other business gets.
I am going to buy the product I want. I am not going to base
that decision on race, as that would be racism."
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17. @Officialgregoryforlove
"@nathanjones6638 That is NOT the definition of Racism!
Smh...ππ"
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18. @almontgomery4962
"Come on, people. I know we got this in us. The majority is
nowhere near as strong as our for fathers, but let do this πͺπ½πͺπ½πͺπ½πͺπ½"
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19. @fifward6399
"Im down with this. Let's go."
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20. @crisrockzz6892
"Didn't spend a red cent today and it was empowering!"
21.
"Some of those businesses will not get my business back!❤️π€π Happy Standing on business weekend!"
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22. @lydia160
"I'm in!!!ππ€
Y'all can count
me in!!!ππ€¨
I'm Down!!!!ππ€¨π
I'm also thinking about
cancelling my
Amazon account,
too!!!ππ€
That's Right!!!π€¨
What are the other dates for Boycotting!!?π€
I also remember the bus Boycott in the 60's....
I wasn't born, yet but
I remember it!!!ππ€¨"
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23. @almontgomery4962
"We need more than 24 hours helloooooπ€¨π€¨π€¨"
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24. @desmondholmes34
"Let's be real. The reason why alot of people are doing this
is because they feel comfortable with just one day. No one is really about that
protest life."
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25. @Misses-Hippy
"Boycotting from Europe. And not just one day, for good."
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26. @elizabeth-ec9gq
"So now the Black people are doing the same like the
Mexicans/hispanics, that's why the Mexican/Hispanic people have been telling
you Black people to stand with them because together you can make a
difference.."
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29. @wearynottired
"This isn’t our first rodeo! We do this often, you’re just
fiinding it out!"
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30. @sweettexastee
"How are they doing the same?"
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31. @peekaboo991
"ππππ
we fBA good we’ll fight alone like we always do like we always have done and
always will ✊πΎπͺπΎbut you can go ahead and
side with them that’s your prerogative and your preference π«£ power to my black brothers and sisters✊πΎππΎ"
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"FBA"= "Foundational Black Americans" (a referent for Black people who can trace their ancestry to at least one person who was enslaved in the United States before the end of the Civil War)
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32. @Findaway2day
"No, did you not hear the Dr. talk about the bus
boycott? This is not our first rodeo. Are you 5?"
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33. @redeemedbytheblood
"Why are we supporting a program that BENEFITED CAUCASIAN
women the most??? DEI is stupid!! DEAR BLACK PEOPLE, goggle who benefited from
DEI the most, it’s most CERTAINLY NOT BLACK PEOPLE!!"
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34. @AdeptSoul
"DEI is not stupid just because it benefitted white women the
most, if that's even true.
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35. @happyandfree11
"It’s also bigger than DEI. These billionaires and
corporations treat us ALL like slaves. America is a corporation and we are
unsatisfied customers so we keep our coin for absolute necessities until the
corporation acts right."
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36. @jayajaya788
"
37.
"I am down. i agree. I think everyone in America should go on
a strike and stay home to buy or pay anything. I believe it will work"
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38. @faithfirst9775
"I am buying what I please I put my trust in the lord not
y’all π"
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39. @Aponii50
"No shopping today for me. I followed the
assignment. Come on Black People this is an opportunity to come together. The
ones that did we can make the difference. The ones that didn't or won't, you're
the contributing factors as to why our communities are sinking. Let's do this!!
❤"
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40. @Yayahey
"Yay! No shoplifting!!"
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41. @BobBilly-l9k
"Lol. Man you people are so pathetic that
it hurts. You people are only 13% of the US population??. Who do people think
that you are??. Please get over yourselves. Pathetic 100% pathetic it’s not
even funny it’s just pathetic."
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A photograph of a White man accompanies the comments in this discussion thread that were published by @BobBilli-l9k.
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42. @jhssmith2004
"Me thinks you protest too much."
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43. @Treetop-ji1yz
"@BobBilli-l9k
Bill Bob who do you think you are. You need to take your own
advice. Sit down have a coke and STFU!!!!"
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44. @goodjobb24
"It's been 13% for decades. Somebody lying."
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45. @Treetop-ji1yz
" @BobBilly-l9k
Billy Bob you need to take your own advice. You definitely
beyond pathetic. Sit down drink your
orange aid and SYT."
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46. @BobBilly-l9k
"@ how so? Please tell me how I am lying??"
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47. @theillustriousone8324
"π€£π€£π€£ The
fact that you think you're in the caucasian 1% club is CRAZY. The 99% of
caucasians are the most forgotten and neglected group in the world. Other
groups are actually aware of what's going on and actively affect the world,
while you guys are literally living next door to us with nothing to add nor
gain from this system
No other group is more depressed, self harming, opioid addicted, sickly, disease-ridden, cancerous, neglected, ignored or have the low birth rates as you fake aryans. Do a tiny bit of research and you'll also notice your most racist friends and family are so hateful because they realize the aryan can and is slowly going extinct
Nice try pinky, you have no we. YOU are not a part of the government or the system's we group, no other people in the world end their lives as often as YOU ALL. Now ask yourself why"
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48.
"@ man you’re so pathetic you’re grasping at straws. Deep
down inside you know you’re 100% wrong. Deep down inside you know that is true
that Black people kill the most Black people in the US each and every year.
It’s not the evil racist, white man or cops. It is Black people like you that
killed the most Black people in the US. You people are the only people did you
catch that you people are the only people that kill each other at a 91% rate."
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49. @mismissy
"13% is a lie π€£π€£π€£ and
why are you always in our space and face?"
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50. @theillustriousone8324
"@BobBilly-l9k you do
realize depression and su!c!de is not as popular in Africa, right? Why are you
guys so sad if you got it so good? You still think propaganda is news, ketchup
mustard"
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51. @Iman-ve3il
"13% that will bankrupt your assesππππ"
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52. @hellorg
"Hahaha this is a complete joke!.black people only make
up.13% of the population, if no black person spent a dimw it wouldnt hurt
anyones pockets....DEI is the most racist policy."
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53.
"Over 1.5 trillion
dollars in buying power"
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54. @WildBill-z8p
"Actually your wrong black people are cash cow that’s why 13%
equals to a billion dollars consumers good sold.just in United States alone !!"
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55.
"SO YOU SAY BECAUSE THE STATS ARE DONE BY WHITE MEN AND OF
COURSE THEY DON'T LIE. BLACK PEOPLE HAVE
THE BUYING POWER BECAUSE WE BUY MORE THAN ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP STEW-PIT!"
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56. @wandamajette5000
"Fine.
Even if it doesn't make a dent in their pockets, it keeps
money in our pockets. And that's good
all by itself."
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57. @hellorg
"@WildBill-z8p all you
are doing is hurting black vendors that supply these stores."
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58. @LadySunflower1224
"I have been doing it it since Jan 1 2025.Target..Amazon ..Walmart..can kick rock's.π€πΎ✊π½
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59. @zariyaio4585
"Walmart is the closest store to me, yes I went shopping, the store was packed . I have a kid to feed and I’m hungry, just got off work, I’m tired. Kroger and publix are too far away. The mom and pop shops around me are arab and asian owned and they prices are too high. There is no black owned grocery store nor any other store around me. I live in Atlanta."
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60. @DiannaBeacham
"You could have taken your ass day befor"
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61. @poopapapa
"@DiannaBeacham
It ain’t that simple. I’ve lived in major cities and small towns. The dynamics are different.
And front loading your protest on the last day of the shortest month is a wack way to protest."
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62. @818tarot8
"I will only buy black today!!"
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63. @jroc2k
"Facts"
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64. @knoxjr4977
"We ALL have to SACRIFICE just as we did back when Dr. King
gave us instructions during the busing boycott.
GET ON BOARD and stop with the
madness!"
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65. @TheGoat-u3e
"Count me in! We need to start going without things we really
don't need! #less shopping #less spending"
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66. @TheLibitzmandy
"It's been going well too but I 5:40 have seen some folks who don't care til they
F around and find out π«’ My family are making
permanent changes...... permanent!!!!!"
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That number is a time stamp for the conversation which occurs in that video.
The African American Vernacular English saying "F around and find out" is usually given as "FAFO" in contemporary online videos and articles.
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67. @GiGi52020
"Yes I did join in and proud of it!"
68.
"I am not buying anything today! I was in the habit of
observing "not one dime day" on what used to be black friday. One
day? Piece of cake, especially since I can shop at any local retail stores. Not
a sacrifice. I can do this EVERY FRIDAY!"
69.
"What have you people been doing?! Ive been boycotted these
companies for over two years... maybe if you did what i have done and walked
away from these companies instead of playing catch up the next day, things
would get done."
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70. @caseay2761
"Effective boycotts last longer than a day. This is a good
start, but we need to do at least 1 full month or longer to get their attention
and put a dent on the bottom line."
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71. @kellyandrews8161
"One day is a start.
We can go from there, baby steps."
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72. @StarchildeX
"✨π✊π½π✨
SOLIDARITY to my Black brothers and sisters! Love y'all!"
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The photograph that accompanies this comment suggests that it was written by a young
non-Black male.
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73. @mzzodiacc
"This the REAL
BlacK. Friday!!✊πΎπ₯"
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74. @InternationalNico
"π funny thing is the Latinos did
it for immigration rights. Blacks should have been did a boycott over how they
treated us. A boycott because of pricesπ€£π€£ weak"
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75. @regigill7186
"First of all, it's NOT because of
prices. It's because of them dropping DEI policies"
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76. @nattydreadlocks1973
"So y'all not buying any fake hair today? Okay."
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77. @dajohnsons7772
"πππ"
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78. @ericajade3703
"wow, let’s stop being petty. this is not a joke. Black folks
aren’t the only people who wear weave or buy hair. Grow up."
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79. @sparklesp9304
"@ericajade3703 It's an attack on black women, ma'am. Not
black people. Black women."
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80. @ericajade3703
"@ you reinforce stereotypes I see you and everyone else on
this whole thread supports.
I’m out. I don’t have time for playing childish games
especially on social media anyway. We should be spreading positivity not hate
and spreading negative stereotypes. I see you."
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81, @Cuzzinish
"Its called black out not white out smh all these white
people trying to include they're selfs in our protest as always talking about
we? what we? where was we in this together in November huh????? Non showed up
at that voting booth smh"
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"November" refers to the national United States election for President, Vice President, and members of Congress etc.
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82. @NachoAmiga
"We all need to boycott, even the ones that voted against
their own interests!"
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83. @lynneborrie-belcher895
"Respectfully as a white person I care about what happens to
us all. Allyship will only get things done faster. I voted for Kamala because
she was the most qualified candidate. Didn't matter that she was Black/Asian or
purple. She was even more impressive because of her womanhood. I was ashamed of
my fellow countrymen. Please don't exclude those looking to help. God bless
you!: Let's work together please."
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84. @mauricewalton6044
"I'm on board which makes it easy since I'm broke anywayπ€£"
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85. @detroitsfinest2399
"Why they do it on a day when everyone gets paid???"
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86. @B-GURL88
"I think it was set up that way because it was the last day of Black History month. In fact I believe I heard Pastor Jamal say that was the reason it was on the 28th which just happens to be a on a Friday..."
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87. @ecoates5341
"I see a lot of good field hands ✋πΎ✋πΎin
the comments that can’t stand to be apart of anything positive. I say to you
good boy get back to work!"
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In the context of this comment, "field hands" refers to how enslaved Black people in the United States were mostly categorized as either "field slaves" or "house slaves".
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88. @dionsherman3824
"All it takes is some self discipline and consciousness we
can do this!!!
"I don't know how true this is, but I heard that Trump
supporters set aside this day as their "buy up everything'' day. So,
considering that, I don't know how much impact will be felt. My family and I
did join in the 24-hour boycott, though."
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90. @Realrap2727
"Makes NO DIFFERENCE in my life. I can go the distance
honestly. NEVER WILL I PAY FOR DISRESPECT/DISREGARD"
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91. @Robert-u3i
"#BLACKWALLSTREETπ₯π₯ LETS BRING IT
BACK❗❗❗"
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92. @co11aboration
"Did not buy or order a thing today"
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93. @sylviaphillips219
"I did not purchase anything at all I did go to black truck
food Friday that's it I did it yesss"
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94. @ladyt4478
"Didn't do any shopping today. We had our fish dinner at a
black owned business. Felt good. ❤"
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95. @trinab531
"Yes. As I was saying
to a friend. This is how MLK and the
civil rights movement got us to where we are as a people. This government is trying to send us
backward.
Negative thinking that this one day blackout will not work
is exactly how Trump was re-elected to office.
We must realize WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!"
96.
"Imagine if we did this consistently? Only buy what we need
for a while. Watch how much you save! And watch how much they lose."
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97. @whistlertimbc
"Every Friday"
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98. @Paulette-b2r
"WE CAN DO IT ❤❤❤❤❤❤WE ARE FED UP OF BEEN DISRESPECTED BY WHITE PEOPLE. OUR ANCESTORS WILL NOT DIE IN VAIN. REMEMBER 400 YEARS OF SLAVERY."
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99. @symptomoftheuniverse4149
"Too bad we will never be told, what the numbers were, no company is going to say ‘we lost millions’. I never got out of my pajamas, I work from home, but I have to take short trips. So I need to gas up, get something to eat, might stop and pick up necessities, but not on Friday."
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100. @Nitta43
"So how did we do?
Bcz I ain't do jack all day til it was time to go to work tonight."
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March 1, 2025
101.@Michelle-so2hz
"I fell good about not shopping yesterday. I actually didn’t shop at any corporations for most of my month Black History Month ππ½♀️. I’m loving this"
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102. @B3xtraSweet
"This is just a publicity stunt by a racist White guy who
thinks African people are stupid."
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103. @msjayy1607
"Not necessary this is something that need to be done across
America whether they white or black they’re sucking up our dollars especially
in black neighborhood."
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104. @symptomoftheuniverse4149
"I don’t understand your comment. The ‘no shop day’ is
stupid?"
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105. @B3xtraSweet
"@ This was an A & B conversation so C your way out of
it."
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106. @B3xtraSweet
"@symptomoftheuniverse4149 in my opinion, the boycott or “blackout” was
not cultural appropriate. It was started by a white guy who by one source says
is a meditation teacher, and by other sources say he works for People the
magazine, either way it is a concept African people used when their rights was
being violated during Jim Crow and this Caucasian man so-called started a
social media trend to promote business. So in my opinion, I feel like the guy
named John Schwartz is racist and he must think African people are stupid too
if he thinks African people are in able to identify his business strategy
motives. But that’s just my opinion."
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107.@donbrown254
"So you going to stop shopping for a day. Jyst so you can go
back on sunday and double up"
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108. @SuperTruthful
"nope"
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109. @symptomoftheuniverse4149
"Why do we need to double up? I can go a week and not shop,
if I do not feel like it."
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110. @SuperTruthful
"double up for what?"
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111. @donbrown254
"@SuperTruthful
because you are going to go into Walmart target pick n save and buy
everything that you didn't buy the day before"
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112. @symptomoftheuniverse4149
" @donbrown254 Just admit this is not the case. I do not
have a Costco/Sam’s club membership, nor an Amazon not even a Walmart app.
There is a huge group of people who live simply."
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113. @big_Dawg84
"Wow I'm 40 yrs old been preaching this since 2014 now folks
wanna wake up n see that even being some of the poorest ppl we spend the most
money! Now can we also stop claiming GOD but then spending all yo money on
pagan holidays that have nothing to do with GOD?"
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114. @DontBDeceivedUsowUreap
"One day, just one day -
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and
pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
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115. @Gurn_Blanston
"The only people seeking YOUR face, are cops who have
warrants for your arrest. π"
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116. @Deescizzle
"One day is not enough. These companies work in quarters, so
if you bought the day before/after, doesn't matter. We have to do this
permanently"
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117. @ebiz1473
"Now yall wanna boycottπππ"
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118. @Pshousinginc
"never to later support or get out the way to many of you
clowns in the way"
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119. @Ms.Royalty7743
"Better be now than laterπ€·π½♀️"
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120. @NidiaGodinez-m1s
"Black out if they act out......:)"
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121, @peggytwo3979
"24 hours is not enough keep, it rolling for as long as you
can."
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122. @h2opower
"Nah, in order to be effective this is something that has to
be done for a month or more to effect those at the top.
I've been Boycotting companies like Walmart, Papa Johns, and
a lot of others since 2017 for their support of racism and haven't been back to
those companies that supported hate ever since."
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123. @Swnsasy
"Target fast is working. Dropped their stock $18 and still
dropping"
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124. @h2opower
"@Swnsasy They too made it on my boycott list for their
treatment of veterans but I do admit I do shop their from time to time but
never spend over $100 per year."
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125. @Swnsasy
"@h2opower Same here!!"
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126. @SuperTruthful
"i didn't spend one red cent"
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127. @lindam4953
"I’m not on TikTok and I didn’t know about the black out. I
typically order my groceries on Friday afternoons but I forgot to order
yesterday. Lol, glad I didn’t."
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128. @robo1389
"Wasn't only on tiktok, though but glad God reminded you to
keep your $ for yourself todayπ
π
π
✌πΎ"
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129.
"ππππ
love these random stories!!!❤❤❤❤"
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130. @FredNewsome
"boycott them out of business."
131.
"How much damage did we do yesterday? I hope the oligarchs lost a lot of money."
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132.
"Baby if I tell you, Walmart was empty, as hell. Em - p - teeπ±
It was the best Birthday I’ve ever had, people wanted to come and take me out for my birthday on yesterday, and I said NO!!! But I asked them to stand in solidarity
Of this Blackout, and they did and it was a Beautiful Birthday π"
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133. @healthylife1499
"❤❤ππππHAPPY BIRTHDAY AND WAY TO GO!!!"
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134.@Renee-is-love
"ππΎ blackout"
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135. @deborahpace7164
"I support the economic black outs and I didn't buy anything
on February 28,,2025."
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136. @montyblack7921
"I did not use the card or money on 2/28/25 at large
corporations. I hope we made a difference π. Stand for something so we don't fall for
anything."
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137. @unique4youllc.55
"It’s not about not shopping but more so about spending at
your small home town shops and not at big box stores."
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138. @dawns1017
"I shop way too much (never with credit cards), but just
over-consumption. My family did the
blackout, and I’m so proud of everyone.
A Friday night with no take out? I’m thinking about doing a
no-buy-Friday every week. I have stopped
going to the backed-off DEI stores. I am
definitely going to be more mindful moving forward and spending time finding black-owned
businesses for everyday needs."
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139. @ScottBlackula
"I didnt buy anything on February 28th....they should give
out stickers like they do when we vote"
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140. @BlaxxxareWackDirtyBlaxxx
"You want a sticker for not shopping? How mature of youππ"
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141. @soniakbibbs7040
"I didn't buy shiggady
y'all...I 8 and skated, went home and went to bed π
In that perfect order ✊πΎ"
142.
"Started saving your money"
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143. @Prettydamnmean
"I went to a small store yesterday and came back home"
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144. @michaelbyrd7827
"Contact your local Black Chamber of Commerce for a list of
Black-owned businesses.
Previous generations have showed us the way. We have work to
do."
145.
"It's not just the money. It's not just the boycott. Its the fact that enough of us are trying to
get on the same page. It's the organizing, the solidarity across the lines they
have devided us by.
Know that they don't want to see any of us
engaging in this way unless they've astroturfed it themselves. We have power
just in passive resistance to doing what they want us to do"
**
146. @Pshousinginc
"capitalism is they GOD hit em in the pocket books . yes sir"
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