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1 am about to share a simple strategy that, if followed, will help propel Black people to higher economic heights. It’s a simple strategy — a very simple strategy — one that will probably make you ask, “Why haven’t we done some-
thing like this before?”
While there are very good reasons for that, we are at a point now where we as Black people in this country can affect tremendous change in our economic destiny. This strategy is only the beginning
of that very necessary change. ucts, you will notice that Black buy. You get more for your money. There are two things we abso- people spend more than $1 billion Sodoyourcomparisonifyounutst. lutely must do to reverse our cur- on various items from soap powder As for me, my level of Bldck rent collective economic situation: to pine cleaner to laundry detergent consciousness is such that I do not Reach a higher level of Black con- and all of the other things we use need to do that. I have made it a sciousness and redirect just a por- daily around our homes. habittoseekoutandsupportBlacktion of our consumption spending Now here is the real kicker. If owned businesses. I have made a toward Black-owned businesses. youhavenotheard,thereisaBlack- commitment to stop complaining The first ideal is psychology owned, operated, and controlled about other folks’stuff and get friy cally based. A greater knowledge corporation called the MATAH own stuff. : and appreciation of who we are Network Inc. that manufactures. For those reasons and others I and what we must do to get our true warehouses, distributes, and sells amMATAH, which means “People freedom will inevitably cause a household cleaners, the same kinds of African descent who know that drastic change in our collective of cleaners you and I buy from practicing a race first philosophy is behavior. And consumerism de- those companies we complain about the key to the uplift of African pends, to a great degree, upon be- so often. people, and who refuse to have that havior. Are you getting the picture yet? spirit crushed.” Are you MATAh? Simply put. Black people must Is it becoming clearer? The MATAH Network, estfrbchange our behavior when it comes Well, picture this. If Black lished by A1 Wellington and Ren to what, when, how, and why we people simply, and I emphasize Bridges, with the assistance of Dr. purchase products and services. We “simply,” change our purchasing Edward Robinson, author of the must elevate the act of purchasing habits from those household clean- book Journey of the Songhai to a conscious - not an unconscious ers we have bought for generations People, has made its initial mark decision. We must understand that and buy the MATAH cleaning on several thousand brothers and no matter how much money we products, we will have created the sisters across this country, have or how little we have, when largest single Black-owned busi- It is now moving to its next leyel we spend that money we are creat- ness in the world. of evolution. Cleaning products are ing wealth for someone else. lam talking about a $ 1.4 billion just one of the hundreds of items Our spending habits, or spend- business in one category of one offered by the MATAH Network, ing behavior, must be supported by industry. How’s that for cleaning Check out the Web site http:// education and a consciousness that up? www.MATAH.com and see for causes us to critically consider the One simple act, one simple pur- yourself, ramifications of spending 95 per- chase, can be the beginning of real Whether you are MATAH; or cent of our hard-earned dollars with economic freedom for our people, not, please look in the mirror qnd businesses other than our own. This is not difficult; it’s not brain see if you are Black. If you a|re, Many companies and individu- surgery. It is not something we please buy MATAH cleaning prfrdals are and have been “cleaning jjeed to research, ponder, strateeize, ucts. Let’s start right here, right ‘.^’’oaour dollars for maiiy|!^ttk. now with a simple act c|f purchhsDon’t you thirik it’s time wejpiit a This is probably the simplest ing that will bring us the greatest stop to the madfness of a people thirig we cati do for ourselves to get economic leverage Black people who earn $50(j billion per year our freedom, and if we are not have ever seen in this country.; always finding itself at the bottom willing to do this, how can we con- Let’s start “cleaning up” for a of the economic ladder? tinue to discuss anything else when change, with our own cleaning Isn’t it time we stop simply com- it comes to economic empower- products. And then let’s move ;on
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