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Our black year : one family's quest to buy Black in America's racially divided economy / Maggie Anderson with Ted Gregory.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Anderson, Maggie.
Contributor:
Gregory, Ted.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African American business enterprises.
African Americans--Economic conditions.
African Americans.
Consumer behavior.
United States--Race relations.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : PublicAffairs, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An African American family chronicles their year-long commitment to patronizing only black-owned businesses, exposing economic inequality and inspiring a movement
Contents:
Introduction
"You have a blessed day"
Canvassing the community
Leakage
A dose of reality
"A mighty economic power"
The turbulent dew
The colors of racism
The trouble is us
In the groove
Our problems, your solutions
A rewired family
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Notes
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-280-58808-X
9786613617910
1-61039-025-3
OCLC:
779828891

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