The Black Business Alliance of Greater Lansing says to leave a long-term impact on the black community, the public needs to change how they spend and invest, specifically with black owned business, that need it now more than ever.
AS PROTESTERS HERE INMID-MICHIGAN AND AROUND THECOUNTRY CALL FOR CHANGE OVERGEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH.... THEBLACK BUSINESS ALLIANCE OFGREATER LANSING... HAS AN IDEAON HOW PEOPLE CAN HAVE THEIRVOICES HEARD IN ANOTHER WAY.FOX 47'S NICOLE BUCHMANNEXPLAINS.THE BLACK BUSINESS ALLIANCE OFGREATER LANSING SAYS TO LEAVE ALONG-TERM IMPACT, THECOMMUNITY NEEDS TO CHANGE HOWTHEY SPEND AND INVEST,...SPECIFICALLY WITH BLACK OWNEDBUSINESS... THAT NEED IT NOWMORE THAN EVER.IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELYCHALLENGINGITS BEEN A BIG IMPACT ON MYBUSINESSESWE TOOK A FINANCIAL HITITS HARDTHESE ARE JUST SOME OF THEDOZENS OF THE BLACK OWNEDBUSINESSES IN THE GREATERLANSING AREA---EITHER FEELINGFINANCIALLY...MENTALLY..ORPHYSICALLY HIT BY THEPANDEMIC---ON TOP OF THEUNREST FOLLOWING THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD.WE SEE THE IMPACT OF THE VIRUSDISPROPORTIONATE ON THE THEAFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
NOTALL BUSINESSES CAN AFFORD TO GOOUT AND BY THE PPE SO I AMCONCERNED AS A LEADERABOUT THE WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKSLIKE FORE US AND I KNOW THATLOOSING BLACK BUSINESSESIS NOT AN OPTION.THAT'S WHY THE THE BLACKBUSINESS ALLIANCE OF GREATERLANSING IS URGING THE COMMUNITYTOBRING CHANGE FROM THE STREETS, TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.IT REALLY GIVES POWER, IT HELPSDISPERSE THE MESSAGE EVENFURTHER BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVEPEOPLE RESEARCHING, LOOKING UPTHESE BUSINESSES AND REALLYGETTING YOUR MESSAGEAND EFFORTS OUT THERE.TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY...THEALLIANCE RECENTLY CREATED ABLACK OWNED BUSINESSDIRECTORY.BUSINESSES RANGE FROM FOODCOMPANIES...TO HEALTH CARE...TOJANITORIAL WORK TO GYMS...ANDMORE.ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE SERVICESCANT COMPLETELY OPEN YET DUE TOTHE PHASED REOPENINGOF THE STATE.... THE ALLIANCESAYS THERE ARE OTHER WAYS YOUCAN STILL SUPPORT THEBUSINESSES.IF YOU DONT HAVE THE ABILITY TOBUY THINGS OR TO DONATE...YOUCAN ALWAYS SPREAD THEWORD..SHARING AWEBSITE..FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAMPAGE.THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TOSHOW OTHER PEOPLE WHAT CAN BEDONE.
OUR DREAMS MATTER, THEPEOPLE MATTER AND THAT YOUSUPPORTING THOSE DREAMS SHOWTHAT YOUSTAND WITH USNOW YOU CAN FIND THE GROWINGLIST OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSESIN THE LANSING AREA ON OURWEBSITE AT FOX 47 NEWS DOT COM.IN LANSING, NICOLE BUCHMANN FOXNEWS.THE BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY OFGREATER LANSING CURRENTLY HASNEARLY 50BUSINESSES LISTED... BUT ANYBUSINESS OWNER CAN REGISTER.THAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ONOUR
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