Tamster
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Stop the BSS- Support Black Owned Businesses
Hey ladies, thought I would start a new thread where we could continue hardcore non black owned Beauty Supply Store Boycott planning... we were on a roll.
Stop The BSS... a campaign to support black owned beauty supply stores.
For reference this is the thread that started it off: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=578481 (thank you @Guitarhero) It illustrates the racist policies that wedge black business owners out of the beauty supply industry and helps breakdown how it is possible that a billion dollar industry is nothing but a drain to the black community rather than boosting it (because our dollars flow out, not in) It is also worth mentioning that while Korean's may own a large amount of BSS, they are not the only ones, as a few ladies have mentioned. Other groups have been found to act in the very same discriminatory manner. This is not about being anti-Korean, or anti(insert group that owns the BSS near you) it is about directing money back into the black community.
This is not a boycott focused around hate.
STRATEGY (and goal completion dates):
****This thread is strictly for planning the boycott against Non Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores... with the goal of directing money back into our community.
Things like legal action and other steps can also be discussed, but the main theme of this thread is getting the boycott off the ground and directing money back into our own community.
Let's do this ladies!
Resources:
http://operationbuyitblack.lefora.com/
- ***THIS IS THE NEW PLANNING/DISCUSSION FORUM*** aka where we will hammer out the nitty gritty details.List of Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores
Black Owned Beauty Supply Association (BOBSA)
A documentary about the non black owned beauty supply stores
A thread about the issue in the Essence forums
Article about Take it Back University
Beauty Supply Institute
Good articles about the issue:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2598179/posts
http://www.blackinformant.com/uncate...-care-industry
http://cascade.patch.com/articles/the-ugly-side-of-the-beauty-supply-market
***Black Owned Weave Companies***
Arjuni Hair youtube channel
Onyc Hair http://blog.fabmagazineonline.com/?p=10938
Hey ladies, thought I would start a new thread where we could continue hardcore non black owned Beauty Supply Store Boycott planning... we were on a roll.
Stop The BSS... a campaign to support black owned beauty supply stores.
For reference this is the thread that started it off: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=578481 (thank you @Guitarhero) It illustrates the racist policies that wedge black business owners out of the beauty supply industry and helps breakdown how it is possible that a billion dollar industry is nothing but a drain to the black community rather than boosting it (because our dollars flow out, not in) It is also worth mentioning that while Korean's may own a large amount of BSS, they are not the only ones, as a few ladies have mentioned. Other groups have been found to act in the very same discriminatory manner. This is not about being anti-Korean, or anti(insert group that owns the BSS near you) it is about directing money back into the black community.
This is not a boycott focused around hate.
STRATEGY (and goal completion dates):
- compile a list/continue with our research about black owned BSS and companies-ongoing
- find alternatives for traditional BSS products- like weave - ongoing
- recruit, recruit, recruit - start the boycott here, but spread it
- compile a list of resources about the issue so that it is clear and understandable - ongoing, @tiffers is writing a draft
- make a plan of action: when do we want to launch this thing? - November 20th is the goal date to launch
- Create a name STOP THE BSS
- Create Facebook and Twitter Accounts by November 5th (@Tamster and tiffers are working on the twitter account)
- Contact BOBSA - @faithVA is working on this
- Contacting organizations - @calmsensual1 has volunteered to be the point person
****This thread is strictly for planning the boycott against Non Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores... with the goal of directing money back into our community.
Things like legal action and other steps can also be discussed, but the main theme of this thread is getting the boycott off the ground and directing money back into our own community.
Let's do this ladies!
Resources:
http://operationbuyitblack.lefora.com/
- ***THIS IS THE NEW PLANNING/DISCUSSION FORUM*** aka where we will hammer out the nitty gritty details.List of Black Owned Beauty Supply Stores
Black Owned Beauty Supply Association (BOBSA)
A documentary about the non black owned beauty supply stores
A thread about the issue in the Essence forums
Article about Take it Back University
Beauty Supply Institute
Good articles about the issue:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2598179/posts
http://www.blackinformant.com/uncate...-care-industry
http://cascade.patch.com/articles/the-ugly-side-of-the-beauty-supply-market
***Black Owned Weave Companies***
Arjuni Hair youtube channel
Onyc Hair http://blog.fabmagazineonline.com/?p=10938
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