Posted on 11/25/2016 4:12:33 AM PST by markomalley
Black Lives Matter and other groups plan to block white-owned Chicago stores on Black Friday to bring awareness about police shootings, economic issues and alleged racism.
Local churches, Black Lives Matter and the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will block stores along Michigan Avenue and prevent customers from entering stores for the second year in a row, reports Crain’s Chicago Business.
A big part of the protest is to force on people that it’s important to shop at businesses that aren’t owned by white men, Kimberly Veal, a leader of Black Lives Matter, said. It’s not yet known who owns the businesses that will be targeted as part of this effort.
“One of the cornerstones about why we’re boycotting on Black Friday is to attempt to redirect people to businesses owned by people of color and women, and explain why it’s important to patronize these businesses,” Veal explained.
Last year, protesters blocked shoppers from entering stores on Black Friday to protest the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teen shot 16 times by an officer. Dash cam video revealed the teen ignoring officer commands to stop as he walked away from officers with a knife in his hands.
Police had to help shoppers get into the stores; as one person tried to enter, protesters screamed “Shut it down! Shut it down!”
After last year’s protest, stores’ sales were 25 to 50 percent below their expected projections, according to staff and managers.
A sales associate at Aldo said that her store under-performed by $18,000.
“We were down a lot. We were budgeted to make $37,000 but we only did $19,000 — customers told us they were concerned,”said Sarah Midoun.
One of the protest organizer hopes that this year’s protest will have a larger turnout.
“We’re expecting a bigger turnout this year, though this is not an exact science. The reason we’re looking for a bigger turnout is that Trump is the president-elect and, boy, are people pissed,”Frank Chapman, a field organizer with one of the organizations involved, said.
He added that not only race brings the protesters together. “We’ve been calling everyone who has a grievance: the African-American community, Latino people, the white working class,” Chapman explained. “I’m not going to write the white working class off as racist.”
For a $100 50” tv, women shoppers on Black Friday could take out the Bears defensive line.
These pu$$ies won’t stand a chance against that kind of mob..
Not gonna leave them much of a selection to shop at....
Will they also be blocking black employees working there, trying to make a living?
Try it in Idaho. Please.
“A big part of the protest is to FORCE on people....”
What a wonderful way to win people over.
Can anyone spell RICO? Go after not only the “protesters” but also their organizers and sponsors, all the way to Soros.
Hate crime. Where the hell is Lynch?
One or two guys with pump shotguns stationed at the stores front doors may have a impact of the BLM “protesters” (Meaning “Domestic Terrorists”).
If you say “White lives matter” you are called racist. So to hell with this crowd.
Like the would-be shoppers are going to hie off with their money to the very neighborhood that spawned a racist attack against their persons and freedom of choice?
Somebide brang me a popcorn an a grape drank.
White people or for that matter any sensible person should boycott black business owner to make them aware the BLM is a front group for left wing racsits.
I would prefer groups of shoppers beat the stuffing out of the BLM garbage in front of news cameras.
LOL!
How is hurting business owners supposed to fix purported racism?
They are the racists, creating negative feelings when there were none before.
I say let them do it... Create a bigger racial divide. there is only one way to fix the problem now and the sooner that happens the better for all
On a general note on Chicago:
http://heyjackass.com
A compendium of crime statistics that illustrate Chicago values.
I would make it into and out of the store. guaraneffingteed.
That implies they actually wanted to buy something rather than steal it.
“Black Lives Matter Plans To Block White-Owned Businesses On Black Friday”
So... what’s left ?
Seriously, what do the stats look like up there ?
These tactics certainly ensure this country will remain deeply segregated for the next century.
I can’t remember the last time I shopped in a store accessible to a crowd of unassimilated, unemployable low-lifes. Here in NJ you would avoid those places anyway because you’d be beaten/robbed/killed in the parking lot.
yep...
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