eachandeveryfriday.com Why have a 'BLACKOUT'? After decades of marching about outrageous injustice from Police Brutality to Voter Suppression, Mass Incarceration, Unemployment & Low Wages, High Interest Loans, Education Inequality, Genetically Modified Food and Environmental Destruction... our conditions remain the same. What will it finally take to see REAL CHANGE? It’s time for something new. It’s time to realize our power. It’s time for a NEW Black Power Movement. This is an international protest that you can participate in, right where you are. An economic protest in response to the disrespect, injustice and oppression faced by people of color worldwide. From the U.S. to the Caribbean. from South America to Europe to Africa. This is just the beginning of an ongoing and simple campaign. STEP 1 - Support Black Owned Businesses Currently, only 5% of Black Dollars are spent with Black businesses! We must transfer OUR money and wealth back into OUR businesses and communities to gain more control. STEP 2 - Divest DO NOT SHOP | DO NOT BUY | WITHDRAW your money from large corporations and businesses that play a role in the destruction and decay of our communities. Spend your money with Black businesses or don’t spend at all, 1 day a week. Monday Sept. 8 is just the Beginning