Category: The Myth of Black “Buying Power”
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The Myth of Black Buying Power and how to combat it: A Liberation School Interview
https://youtu.be/jeBCCFqGgfEThe 2nd installment of our new Liberation School Interview series features Dr. Jared A. Ball on the topic of his 2020 book,…
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A Note from Black Germany: Buying Power and Black Capitalism Are Myths There Too
From the original (published in German): Concepts such as black owned business or black purchasing power create connections between personal consumption decisions and the…
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Did the #MOBP Just Get Co-Opted?!?
https://youtu.be/OtrwuJ20uh0Reference is made to the #MOBP in a recent article from The Hill written by Marc H. Morial and John H. Jackson…
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Debunking an illusion inhibiting the Black Struggle: A review of Jared Ball’s new book
Originally published by Nino Brown as part of the Liberation School of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Introduction In the wake…
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Dr. King Did Not Support #BuyBlack! And Other Assorted Buying Power Myths
Some of the latest news related to the mythology of Black buying power and an important “revelation” regarding MLK and more recently-made…
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The #MOBP Hits 50k Digital Downloads!
https://youtu.be/EumZktKNUnoThanks to everyone who has helped push the #MOBP over the 50k digital download threshold and to all those who will consider…
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Why Again the #MOBP Can Never Really be Covered in the Press
Bloomberg News interviewed me recently but again the same limitations imposed by a commercial press make any real coverage of the subjects…
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The #MOBP Back In The Press
Watch this video on YouTube As I describe in the #MOBP there are times when the mainstream/commercial press invites my involvement in…
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The #MOBP Conversation: In The Black Podcast w Dr. Jared Ball
https://youtu.be/EtJP_c5MRP0 Dr. Jared Ball (Morgan State University) joins us for “The Conversation. He helps us to discuss his 10 year pursuit to…
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Advertising and Black Politics
https://youtu.be/c-PRVwkgK_g NOTE I am not sure where I got the connection between Netflix and the Black Economic Alliance. I think I confused…
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Groundings Podcast: The #MOBP w Devyn Springer and Erica Caines
From Groundings host Devyn Springer: EPISODE SUMMARY Dr. Jared Ball joins the show to discuss the myth of “Black buying power”, Black banking, how…
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Hip-Hop, Celebrity, and the #MOBP
Back again with DaveyD and Hard Knock Radio for this wide-ranging discussion of the political economy of fame.
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A Big Day In Black Buying Power Mythology!
A presentation and discussion of some new buying power mythology including a look at a fascinating paradox related to these claims! Download…
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Bolivia’s Massive Socialist Victory & The Myth of Black Buying Power
https://youtu.be/_pHhI-XKe0gIn Bolivia’s first national election since the 2019 US-backed coup which illegally ousted president Evo Morales, the leftwing party MAS has won…
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Is Black Buying Power a Myth or Reality?
https://youtu.be/_OU5dUXgTV8Jared A. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in…
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Critically examining impact over optics to support Black liberation
This is a conversation on Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne, a podcast and multimedia journal illuminating our paths towards ecological regeneration, intersectional…
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Real Black News and the #MOBP!
From the show: Episode 89 Of Real Black News features actress, writer, director and producer Erika Alexander (Living Single, Get Out, Wu-Tang:…
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Activists Are Pushing For Consumers To Support Black Businesses. Is It Sustainable?
During a time of increased racial awareness in America, there’s a big push to support Black-owned businesses. But can these efforts live…
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Activists Are Pushing For Consumers To Support Black Businesses. Is It Sustainable?
From NPR Morning Edition Friday June 26, 2020: “During a time of increased racial awareness in America, there’s a big push to…