“Black Lives Matter calls for month-long boycott of 'white companies' during the holiday season to support 'BlackXmas' and end 'White-supremacist-capitalism' ... The Black Lives Matter movement is calling for supporters to boycott 'white' companies, organizations, and banks for the holiday shopping season ... 'We're dreaming of a #BlackXmas. That means no spending with white companies,' the official Black Xmas website states ... BLM claims that 'white-supremacist-capitalism is complicit in the murder of Black people by police' ... But many on social media slammed the idea as racist and 'segregating'. Several people questioned what would happen if white people called for a month-long boycott of black-owned companies ... Others took the idea and decided to turn it on its head. 'Great idea by blklivesmatter! def gonna make sure the local owned shops I buy from are white owned! we gotta support our own race! so glad we are finally on the same page,' @Sligresda commented ... According to Nielsen research group, black buying power in 2020 equaled $1.57 trillion. The Nielsen report also found that black shopper are increasingly using their money to support companies that have tailor-made messaging to target black buyers ... Google searches for 'black-owned businesses near me' reached an all-time high between May 31 and June 10, 2020, according to the National Black Chamber of Commerce. A survey conducted by the National Black Chamber of Commerce and Groupon found that searches for black-owned businesses on the discount site increased by by more than 300 per cent from June 2020 to August 2020. This correlated with the 75 per cent of black business owners claimed to see an increase in business in that same time period. However, CNBC reported that after this initial surge, most black-owned businesses fell back to their previous sales stats.“
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