Has Black Friday Lost its Luster? Depends on Whom You Ask
Despite the relatively small sample size in the survey, a growing number of shoppers said Black Friday had lost its appeal.
Despite the relatively small sample size in the survey, a growing number of shoppers said Black Friday had lost its appeal.
Mobilization increased for the national campaign to “Boycott Christmas, Not Jesus.” The economic boycott spans from November 27 from Black Friday spending on the day after Thanksgiving through January 1. It is the first action implemented out of Justice or Else, the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March. Approximately 1.4 million people joined convener, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on October 10 to commemorate the historic 1995 gathering. Now they’re working to redistribute the pain Blacks have suffered under white supremacy, and which plays out in areas like police brutality, mass incarceration,
“We’ve got to go back to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s teaching to do for self,” Nation of Islam Western Regional Minister Tony Muhammad told the Sentinel in a recent interview. Muhammad talked about his beginning ministry with NOI here in Los Angeles, about relating to the young street soldiers, but most importantly he talked about “Justice or Else” the 20th anniversary of The Million Man March. Ten, ten, fifteen he said, is more than just about going to make demands on the government but rather, “it’s about making demands on ourselves.” “The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wants to finish what