Sing: Legend Jennifer Lewis Reminder Of The Boycott Known As "We Ain't Buying It..." Pause On Buying"
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Jennifer Lewis also sings this song in a YouTube video that was published on November 28, 2025 as well as on a Tik Tok video, and a video that is posted on Facebook and on Instagram.
The compilation of selected comments in this pancocojams post are from the discussion thread of that YouTube video of this song.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest update- November 30, 2025
This pancocojams post showcases the song entitled "We Ain't Buying Sh&T" by actress/singer Jennifer Lewis. This song refers to the nationwide boycott in the United States from November 25 to December 2, 2025.
This post presents information about Jennifer Lewis and information about that Mass Blackout Boycott. This pancocojams post also includes the lyrics to this song and selected comments from the discussion thread of that song's YouTube video.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, political, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer/s* of this song and thanks to Jennifer Lewis for singing this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
Remember the words, the spirit, and the intentions of this song during that boycott time period and beyond!
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I don't know if Jennifer Lewis composed this song. If you know who is the composer of this song, please share that information in the comment section of this pancocojams post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT JENNIFER LEWIS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenifer_Lewis
"Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957)[1] is an
American actress and singer. She began her career appearing in Broadway
musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in
films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of
mothers in the films What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice
(1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), The Cookout (2004),
Think Like a Man (2012) and in the sequel Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage
Claim (2013) and The Wedding Ringer (2015), as well as in The Temptations
miniseries (1998).
Lewis is known unofficially as "The Mother of Black Hollywood" (also the name of her memoir) given her frequent matriarchal film and television roles.[2][3] She also provided the voice for Mama Odie in Disney's animated feature The Princess and the Frog (2009), and Flo in Pixar's Cars series. Additional film roles include Dead Presidents (1995), Cast Away (2000) and Hereafter (2010).
On television, Lewis starred as Lana Hawkins in the Lifetime
medical drama Strong Medicine from 2000 to 2006. She also had recurring roles
on sitcoms A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Girlfriends. In
2014, Lewis began starring as Ruby Johnson in the ABC comedy series Black-ish,
for which she received two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations."...
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In 2022, Lewis was honored with a star in the Hollywood Walk
of Fame.[19]
In 2024, Lewis competed in season eleven of The Masked Singer as "Miss Cleocatra" who later utilized an Egyptian throne prop. She was eliminated on "Girl Group Night".[20]
Also in 2024, the ABC special, After the Fall: A Conversation with Robin Roberts and Jenifer Lewis, premiered detailing a life threatening accident that happened while she was on vacation in Africa.
In 2024, Lewis was honored with a star in the St. Louis Walk of Fame.[21]
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL NOVEMBER 25-FECEMBER 2, 2025 BOYCOTT
From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/24/what-is-the-latest-black-friday-boycott-and-will-it-work "What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?"
written by Jen Kirby, 24 November 2025
"Building on the momentum of consumer boycotts against Target and other companies earlier this year, grassroots organizers want American consumers to use their economic power this Thanksgiving weekend to protest the Trump administration’s anti-immigration and anti-DEI crackdowns – and the big corporations that won’t oppose them.
The We Ain’t Buying It campaign – organized by many of the groups behind the No Kings protests – is asking Americans to stop shopping at Target, Home Depot and Amazon on Black Friday, one of the busiest retail days of the year, while also encouraging people to shop local and support community businesses.
“We are reclaiming our power. We are redirecting our spending. And we are resisting this rise to authoritarianism,” said LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, one of the groups spearheading this action.
Organizers see We Ain’t Buying It as an economic pressure campaign that fits into the broader civil resistance against the president’s agenda. It joins other economic protests launched during the Trump era, including an ongoing boycott against Target for rolling back its DEI policies and an uptick in people cancelling their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions after ABC’s suspension of late-show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Consumer activism, including boycotts, can bring meaningful attention to causes, experts said. But whether something like We Ain’t Buying It can prod governments or institutions to change positions depends on what organizers seek to achieve – and how sustained and visible the public pressure.
“They’re effective not so much because they actually reduce sales that much,” said Nien-hê Hsieh, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. “But it’s really about calling attention and putting the company in the spotlight.”
Organizers plan to keep adding pressure. In addition to Black Voters Matter, groups such as Indivisible, 50501, Until Freedom and the Working Families party have not only helped organize the boycott, but have also been behind the larger civic movements against the second Trump administration. Brown said since the We Ain’t Buying It launch earlier this month, more than 80 other groups have signed on to participate, including labor unions.
“We’re hoping that the millions of people that participate in this will have a higher level of consciousness of that we have choice, that our money gives us choice,” Brown said. “That means that we have power and that we can make choices to demand better.”
The weekend boycott begins on Thanksgiving, when the motto is “Don’t spend a dime, spend time with your family,” Brown said. Organizers encourage people not to shop at all on Black Friday, unless it’s at small or local businesses. Shopping locally is also the goal for Saturday. Sunday is focused on mutual aid, and Cyber Monday will be a “cyber shutdown”, Brown said, meaning no online shopping.
“We have people who are deleting their apps,” Brown said. “We’re going to cancel subscriptions. We’re not buying anything.”...
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LYRIC - WE AIN'T BUYING SH&T*
(composer ?, Sung by Jennifer Lewis)
Spoken:
Hey, is everyone on track?
Ah ha ha ha [laugh]
Cuz this Friday ain't black
Cuz we ain't buying
Sh&t.
Sung while playing chords on the piano:
We ain't buying
Sh&t
Well, stand up.
Stand up and never quit.
We ain't buying
Sh&t.
From the 25th of November
to the 5th of December
Remember-
We ain't buying
Sh&t
We ain't buying
Sh&t.
This Friday ain't black
Cuz we got each other's back.
We ain't buying
Sh&t.
We ain't buying
Sh&t
We ain't. We ain't. We ain't. We ain't We ain't We ain't We AIN'T
Buying.
We ain't buying.
We ain't buying.
We ain't buying.
We ain't buying.
Sh&t.
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*This is my unofficial transcription of these lyrics from listing to this video and from reading the captions that are shown in this video.
Additions and corrections are welcome.
"Sh&t" is my way of spelling that profanity.
"We ain't buying sh&t" means "We aren't buying anything at all".
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CdfezOUJn8 "We Ain't Buying Shid" Jenifer Lewis Gives PSA On Black
Friday Shopping! 🛒"
9MagTV, November 28, 2025
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These comments are from the discussion thread for the YouTube video of this song from November 28-29, 2025.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. @angelawhite2638
"We ain't buying sh&t*😂😂😂"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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2. @deniseabrams7212
"I approve this message 💯💯💯💯💯"
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3. @pencylolayahbless7480
"Sounding like Nina Simone 😂😂😂😂DON'T by on theses Pagen HELLYDAZE"
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4. @SC-gs1xr
"I was just about to comment that😊"
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5. @dartsiwinellis1976
"Got cleaned up, got dressed, packed my backpack. Got on youtube...still sittin' on my couch. I got reminded, thanks.🙂"
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6. @funnythingiesjoselyn9172
"Always thought she was hilarious😂"
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7. @HoneyyS__
"😭🤣🤣"
8.
"Stop taking the Black dollar and Vote for granted…Every
other group exerts their power as a Block and therefore their demands are met
and respected!"
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9. @mwright7892
"Wow!!! I Know That's Right!!!😊😊😊😊"
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10. @thegoodlife19-005
"Jennifer Lewis always been so funny 😂😂"
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11. @Hey2T
"I told yall she the aunt that have too come too every damn
family holiday event 😂😂😂❤"
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12. @ladydujour2347
"I love my Auntie Jenifer she said we ain’t ✊🏾buying
$h&t*😂😂😂😂"
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13. @hazelharris1090
"Yes Honey!!!!!!!!"
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14. @vickeyfreeman8008
"I agree with her 💯"
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15. @Tee8018-d6f
"Period ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🤜🏾🤛🏾"
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16. @FunkyBruja
"I'm so proud of the majority of my
family members on both sides. Everyone is on the same page. No Thanksgiving🚫
and no Christmas! 🚫Even the kids are standing on business! lol I
love to see it!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✊🏽 WE ALSO NEED TO DEMAND THEY STOP POISONING
OUR FOOD!!!💉💉☢☣🧲💊🗑"
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17. Toya9858
"😅😅😅😅"
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18. @sherrymiller9239
"❤I aint buying sh&t* you heard me"
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19. @moli79
"ABSOLUTELY 😂❤"
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20. @shavonway2730
"This Friday ain’t black we ain’t buying
it 💩"
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21. @jonicash2441
"Right on Jennifer"
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22. @kayshawnsimmons5585
"WE AINT BUYING 💩💪🏾💯😒😐"
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23. @ms.delll.wilson623
"Right with you!👌🏾"
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24. @nr30199
"We ain't buying sht!!! In these streets😂😂😂"
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25. @Mackology4thedition-g5z
"That was the business"
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26. @TheRealQuanneYT.V
"Sang it, Jenifer 😂🤣❤️🌻"
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27. @antwonkyle292
"Zero Dollars Spent for the Holidays. This feels so good. A roof over our heads, food in our fridge and
money in the bank! Don’t join them, beat them."
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28. @cherellerodriguez2946
"Auntie Jen so classic!😂…❤ThisLady"
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29. @StaxxInTheMatress
"We need more of her 👏🏾👏🏾"
30.
"Period"
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31. @heavensentg.9982
""I NEVER BUY ANYTHING ON BLACK FRIDAY!" AND, I'M
NOT GOING TO START NOW🙄🤷🏾♀️"
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32. BrittanyGardner-j1w
"🗣️WE AIN’T BUYING SH&T* 👅"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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33. @DeeplyRooted.JourneyArrangemen
"Let them know !!!!"
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34. @ZullaySanabria1
"Amen 🙏 😂"
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35. @civalmellici1077
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