Ballentine, Other Talkers Urge Friday 'Blackout' Boycott
A group of black talk show hosts led by RADIO ONE Urban AC-Talk WAMJ (102.5 GROWN FOLKS RADIO)/ATLANTA middayer WARREN BALLENTINE is urging a one-day national general boycott FRIDAY to protest what they call racial and economic injustice. BALLENTINE is being joined in "The Blackout" by syndicated hosts MICHAEL BAISDEN and Rev. AL SHARPTON.
BALLENTINE tells the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION that "after JENA, I decided there's so many things going on in this country as far as [injustices within] the justice system.... I'm a lawyer and I'm seeing a lot of people across the board suffer from the mortgage crisis. I'm asking all Americans to participate, not just blacks. I'm asking people —- if you can —- don't spend any money."
2 comments:
This will accomplish absolutely nothing.
How do you know? We have not tried it yet. I am sure someone said the same thing when Rosa Parks refused to move her seat, which started a bus boycott. What is really a shame that in 2007 we still have to boycott in order to be heard and respected as a people. Sometimes people learn best by hitting them in the pocket. If we all stick to it today, I am sure we will draw some attention. As a black woman, I have never asked to be treated special just fair. Being negative is not the answer either.
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