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Brother Malcolm X Quotes CAN Help You Reach Any Objective In
Life
1). Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it. 2). There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time. 3). Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. 4). If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
Pathways to Employment
Today in the United States, companies are struggling to fill more than 4 million entry-level positions, while 5). I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but 6 million 16-to-24 year olds remain out of work, out of I don’t believe in the brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating school, and without access to the economic mainstream. These young adults, known as the Grads of Life, are motipeople right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying vated, loyal, hard workers who take responsibility for their to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return futures, but lack opportunity often because they have yet to the treatment. earn traditional credentials that employers value. 6). Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect For many businesses, the hiring process is largely everyone. built around points of elimination and a series of assumptions. Through its PSAs, the Grads of Life campaign will 7). I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; educate hiring influencers about this pool of untapped talent and encourage them to rethink their business practices I call it intelligence. and take action. The TV, radio, print, outdoor, and digi8). If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success. tal PSAs are designed to drive employers to the campaign website, GradsofLife.org, where they can find the informa9). You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. tion, tools, and resources necessary to build employment You can’t hate Africa and not hate yourself. pathways for these young adults. The Grads of Life stand 10). You can’t separate peace from freedom because no ready to show the world that sometimes the best candidates one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. aren’t the ones businesses are used to, but they are exactly who they need. 2
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HISTORY FACT: “The Negro Motorist Green Book was a travel guide that listed lodgings, tailors and other businesses that welcomed black patrons during Jim Crow Era. The guide, which was launched in 1936 and published for nearly 30 years, found a readership because
while blacks knew which businesses were friendly in their hometowns, it could be difficult to discern which restaurants, beauty shops and night clubs were off-limits or hostile when they were on the road.” The Green Book: www.npr.org
“Every Martin Luther King week I commit myself to not spending a dime in white-owned businesses. And every year I find it nearly impossible.” Saida-Grundy, Professor, Boston University ADVERTISING
D&D Media Group Desmond Duval 912-236-6880/912-596-4804 Grove Designs P.O. Box 23192 912-731-1559 Pinnacle Communications Corp. P.O. Box 5544 912-927-8325/912-667-5525 Sigma Graphics 3202 Skidaway Rd. 923-352-8411 Stellar Productions Advertising, LLC P.O. Box 61152 912-441-6813 The Hot Spot Enterprises, Inc. 12 St. Ives Way 912-484-1143 Uplift Savannah.com An African American Visitor and Business Guide
APPAREL & ACCESSORIES
On Time Fashion - men’s apparel 26 W. Broughton St. 912-233-2320 Pretty Things by Sharon - jewelry 912-484-2110 Sam Bowers Custom Made Jewelry 299-315-8768
Gwendolyn Fortson Waring The Waring Law Firm, LLC 221 W. 31st St. 912-447-5590
AUTOMOTIVE (SERVICES & SALES) Chatham Parkway Toyota 7 Park of Commerce Way 912-231-2020Discount
Sterling Silver Jewelry & More 912-596-4460
Muffler & Auto Repair 1601 Waters Ave. 912-234-9907
ART GALLERIES (Dealers)
Jackson Bros. Car Care 1141 W. Gwinnett St. 912-236-0631
Disapora Marketplace The, Inc. 510 MLK Jr. Blvd., 912-232-2626
ATTORNEYS
Charles William Bell & Assoc. 511 E York St. 912-234-0611 Stephanie Burgess Burgess Law Group 317 W. York St. 912-233-6112
Joe Addison Motors Inc. 2001 Montgomery St. 912-234-5306 Lipsey Automotive 2310 Montgomery St. 912-349-4150 Roll-in-Tire 3932 Waters Ave. 912-356-0018
Accessories, Alterations & Services, Clothing, Footwear-Crocodile World 2220 Bull St. 912-232-2319
Larry Chisholm Chisholm Law Offices 315 Commercial Dr. Ste. C-8 912-349-2880
Sheppard’s BP GAS & Convenience Store 1302 W. Gwinnett St. 912-308-4107
Diaspora Marketplace 510 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 912-232-2626
Denise M. Cooper Cooper Law 5859 Abercorn St., Bldg.2 Ste.3 912-349-4128
BAIL BOND A Brighter Day Bail Bonding Company 2 Park of Commerce Blvd.
Gentleman Jim - Master Tailor 38 W. Derenne Ave. Suite C. 912-290-0072
Chad Mance The Mance Law Group 1208 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 912-574-4LAW
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Features AFRO BUSINES GUIDE 5-11
Chelsea Williams 7
The Business Exchange by -William Reed BANKING BLACK 17
PROBLEM- ANALYSIS SOLUTION 8
Show Us Your Selfie Your AFRO 18
Generation X Sex & Beauty Drives The Economy 12
Jobs & Business Opportunities 20
NOVIAH BRINSON 14 JABIAS GREEN 15
Doing Business In Africa From Ship To Shore 21
Common Nail Product Ingredients May Cause Health Problems 16
A Brighter Day Bail Bond 22
“Be part of Africa’s Renaissance. Build a grand lifestyle for yourself. And make a positive impact on the lives of others, today.” Harnet Bokrezion (PhD)
Ethnology-The study of the characteristics of
different races of people and the differences and relationships between them.
Gele-pronounced gaye lay, is a traditional African
head wrap/head-tie that has its roots in the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, West Africa. The more decorative gele’s are made using the finest of fabrics and worn at formal cermonies.
Kufi-is the name of the cutural and traditional head wear
worn by men mostly made of mudd cloth or knitted with yarn.
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BAKERY
Custom Cakes by Ms. Patrice Savannah, GA 912-323-4712 Donna’s Delight 4711 Montgomery Street 912-691-2253
Off The Grill 2015 Waters Avenue Savannah, Ga (12-232-1218 Walls BBQ 515 E. York Lane Savannah, GA 31401 (912)-232-9754
BARS/CLUBS
E’ Couture Apples Bakery 912-376-9797 Gabby Cakes Savannah, GA (912)-224-9433
Club Rain Savannah 9 West Bay Street Savannah, GA 31401 912-234-4199
Ms. Polly Cake Giants 2325 Ogeechee Road Savannah, GA (912)-335-2124
Frozen Paradise 641 Indian Street Savannah, GA 31401 (912)-238-1323
Unforgettable Bakery & Deli 238 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah GA 31406 (912)-355-6160
Mediterranean Tavern & Hookah Bar 125 Foxfield Way, Pooler, GA 912-988-1052
BARBECUE
B’s Cracklin BBQ 57 Coffee Bluff Villa Rd. Savannah, GA 31419 912-330-6921
BARBER SHOPS Boyz II Men 2302 Bull St. 912-232-9513
Harris Barber Shop 2415 Montgomery St. 912-233-5716
Hudson’s Barber Shop 835 Staley St. 912-352-0574
Beauty Essentials 407 E. Montgomery Xrds 912-925-0881
Hudson’s Hair Care Center 1526 W. Gwinnett St. 912-352-0574
Beauty on Bay 2419 W. Bay St. 912-447-6644
Image Is Everything 147 Montgomery Crossroads 912-272-8734 New Prestige Cutz Barberchop 1007 Waters Ave. 912-220-0237 Oliver Barber Shop 702 W. 37th St. 912-232-1684 Raw Image Barbershop & Art Gallery 6815 Rorest Park Dr. #121 912-844-7093(c)/912-358-0826
BEAUTY
SUPPLY-SERVICES Back2Eden Natural Bath & Body 912-227-1010 Beauty Naturally 912-220-6689
Right Stuff Beauty Supply 4501 Montgomery St. 912-335-2848
BLOOD TEST
Metroplex Diagnostics 717 E. 65th Street 912-691-0282
B2B MARKETING
D&D Media Group 912-236-6880/912-596-4804 Introspect Consulting Group Alicia Scott 310-909-9740 Nellkey & Associates, LLC Darnell Baker & Jacquelyn Hood-Baker Darnell: 912-713-7546 Jackie: 912-398-8459
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velopment, healthy living, and social volunteers and staff to make a difference. responsibility. However, we need your philanthropic sup Every day, the West Broad port to make it happen contact; Street YMCA works to support the Chelsey Williams used to help build the philanthroppeople and neighborhoods that need YMCA ic culture of the Y through develit most by addressing community is- 1110 May St, oping a partnership between staff Savannah, GA 31415 at all levels, committed volunteers, sues, such as generational poverty, (912) 233-1951 the educational achievement, and family stability. In 2014, we served over membership and DONATE donors, all working to- 400 youth and children through ward a common goal: To our youth development programs. TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD assure that our Y has the We are proud to help youth and famiWest Broad Street resources to strengthen lies learn, grow and thrive. Yet we’re http://www.westbroadstreetymca.org/ the community and make an endur- called to do so much more. Fortuing impact right in our own neigh- nately, where some see obstacles, borhoods, in the areas of youth de- we see opportunities for our youth,
The West Broad Street YMCA Annual Campaign is more than a fundraiser. It’s
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B2B MARKETING (SEEC) Savannah Economic and Education Council Josey Sheppard, President 912-509-0454 SEPP,LLC Southeast Professional & Publications, LLC T. Imani D., Publisher P.O. Box 24355 912-323-6892 Urban Savannah Group LLC The Professional Collective John W. Voner/Pres./CEO 470-588-7226 http://www.urbansavannah. org/#!weekly-blast/c21ky CARIBBEAN Best Caribbean Cuisine 7094 Hodgson Memorial Drive Savannah, GA 31406 (912)-335-7629
Patricia M. Brown 102 E. Victory Dr. 912-238-3600
S & K Family Catering and DJ Services (912)-755-2433
Phillip W. Cooper Jr, DDS 413 Duffy St. 912-234-5003
CHILDCARE Hodge Memorial Daycare 805 May St, Savannah, GA 31415 912- 233-8421 CLEANING SERVICES Randall Green’s Professional Cleaning 912.441.4562 DENTISTS Dr. Ann Linton Abercorn Famly Dentistry 1310 Abercorn St. 912-234-0789
Sweet Spice Restaurant 5515 Waters Ave 912-335-8146
Georgetown Family Dental Roy D. Maynard, Jr. D.D.S. 821 King George Blvd. 912-925-8484
CATERERS Blessed Hands Catering Savannah, Ga (912)-224-0563
Dr. J.W. Jamerson III J.W. Jamerson III 315 E. Henry St. 912-232-6171
Peavley’s Sweets & Catering Weddings* Parties*Any Event 912-503-0777
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Royalty Catering by Ms. C Savannah, GA (912)-604-3299
Dr. Lester G. Jackson Jackson Dental Center 1501 Abercorn St. 912-233-7901
Kicklighter, Inc. 912-247-7480 Mr. Delites & Bounce Around 912-220-0256
EDUCATIONAL
Steel the Show Melvin Dean 912-856-9666
Reids Personal Tutoring Svcs 994 Stiles Avenue, Savh 912-412-7323
WeeXPlay.com James Horry 912-412-6225
ENTERTAINMENT 9twelve Entertainment, LLC Robby Newsome 912-844-2955
EVENT (PLANNERS) Bibles Unlimited Henrietta Hills 912-965-0257
A Touch of Afrika Odessa Grant 912-354-7212
Deborah Anthony’s Catering 912-306-4871
(ACADEMIC -TUTORING)
Bounce Around 912-220-0256 Deep End Band Keyona Smith 912-844-9052 DJ Joe Been Joe Bennett 912-441-5885 Duane Thomas 912-484-8318 EGS & Associates Esther Grace Simmons 912-355-6541
Pinnacle CommunicationCorp., Diana Harvey Johnson 912-927-8325/912-667-5525 Savannah Events and Weddings, LLC Amanda Hollowell 912-509-0342 Stellar Productions Advertising, LLC Estelle Mannion 912-441-6813 EVENTS (VENUE) Beach Institute 203 E. Harris St. 912-234-8000
Last year, charitable gifts from West Broad Street YMCA donors made it possible for our youth to receive hot meals and enrichment through academic and youth sport activities. Donors also made it possible to serve over 300 families through our holiday assistance program, Miracle on May Street. We have an extraordinary opportunity to ensure a brighter future for the children, adults and families we serve--but we must take action today, and only your support will make it possible.
CHELSEY WILLIAMS
Donate to our 2015 Annual Campaign Today!
Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator West Broad Street YMCA 912 233 1951 (o) 912 233 9698 (f)cwilliams@westbroadstreetymca.or www.westbroadstreetymca.org
Bethelehem Missionary Baptist Church 1008 May St, Savannah, GA 912-233-9040 ConEd Family Resource Center 714 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-231-0092
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum 460 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-231-8900 Temple Café 1501 Stiles Ave. 912-234-1501
4 House of Favor Full Gospel 1101 Stiles Ave Savannah, GA (912) 238-0999 5 United House Prayer for All 1209 W Victory Dr Savannah, GA (912) 231-9800 FINANCIAL SERVICES (Including Banks) Benton’s Income Tax & Bookkeeping Service 120 E. 31st St. & Bull 912-232-7031 Capitol City Bank & Trust 339 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-232-9670
United House of Prayer For All (5 locations) Savannah, GA. Carver State Bank 1 701 M.L.King Jr. Blvd. United House of Prayer 7110 Skidaway Rd. 1805 Ogeechee Rd 912-233-9971/912-721-3702 Savannah, GA (912) 236-8877 Vera Gardner 2 Accounting Service Grace & Truth House of 1115 E. 54th St. & Waters Prayer 912-354-2430 802 E 37th St Savannah, GA (912) 236-2586 Verna Harden Baker, CPA 3 806 E 67th St # C United House of Prayer 912-352-8484 4107 6th St Savannah, GA (912) 966-5522
http://www.westbroadstreetymca.org/ James Riles, Ing Financial Partners, Inc Years of Experience: 21 6205 Abercorn St., Ste 100C Savannah, GA 31405 912-355-2585 FOOD -CATERERS (Specialty Foods & Caterers) Beverly’s Homemade Buttercakes Beverly Johnson 214-492-9253 Chef Vero’s Catering Service 912-234-7632 Connie Williams,Caterer Svc 912-239-1420 Donna’s Delicious Delights Bakery 4711 Montgomery St 912-681-2253 J & J Creations James & Traquia Mobley 912-220-3638/912-220-3635 Joseph Fields Organic Farm Forsyth Farmers Market 843-729-9606 Michelle Michael, Caterer 912-604-0892 Ms. Polly’s Cake Giants W. Beckett 912-335-2124
Nana’s Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Shalonca Hendrix 912-596-3863 Organo Gold coffee distributor Wendy Eugene 912-925-6119 Ozzie Mack Farm Produce Forsyth Farmers Market 229-315-5028/229-8332500 Peavley’s Sweets & Catering Children’s Birthday Cupcakes “We Deliver to Schools and Parties” Tameka Peavley 912-503-0777 Pickle Ladee Marquita Jackson 912-412-6836 Ruby Dz - caterer 912-220-9869 Ruby T. BBQ Sauces Joseph Moore Samtina Tropical Market 7082 Hodgson Memorial Dr. 912-355-5111
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Problem: American black men are a population that is largely under siege by the criminal justice system. “I’m
saying this one for all those who say racism does not exist. From my point of view police are afraid of Black men, point blank. They’re afraid! They’re scared as hell,” T. Gibbs.
Black neighborhoods are often characterized by police as having gangs and cliques that engage in a number of activities, where as, they may or may not be innocent. Drug traffic, weapon acquisition and distribution and robberies are mostly associated with such groups. Law enforcers seek out such groups in their neighborhoods and any black man can find themselves in their line of fire whether or not they were involved. Lately, police officer’s are playimg the part of the judge and jury at the crime scene. Hate crimes have increased in America in the new regime of government as compared to the previous one. This may be an indication that the government of today need to put in place more stringent monitors to oversee hate crimes and police brutality. Can you imagine living all this hate throughout your lifespan? There are employers who prefer whites over blacks, and there are those who work on the principle of ‘last hire, first fire’ for blacks. Lack of education in blacks coupled with this racial attitude of employers is the reason behind an ever-escalating rate of unemployment among black communities. However, we can change this factor, says J. Shepperd, president of Savannah Economic & Educaton Council, “having business ownership we can create more jobs and opportunities for youth and black males in our community.” 8
Analysis: African-American’s make up a little over 13% of the total population of these Unites States. Black males are leading charge in several categories including incarceration, drug charges, school dropout rate, unemployment and homicide. Hillary Clinton says, “There is something wrong when a third of all Black men face the prospect of prison during their lifetimes.” “We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again.” There are stereotypes that have for a long time been associated with Black men and they point towards two extremes; the black man is either very successful or not at all. The successful black men are usually athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians and career professionals-an according to such stereotypes while the unsuccessful black man is a mean looking dangerous gangster; whom the police fear. You can see instances of rage in a rogue police officer at the site of a Black male, in real time on utube videos. Such stereotypic views about black-males have made it difficult for them to access opportunities that enable them to desist from crime. Can being a black male cause one to die early and young? Yes it can. It may not directly correlate with nature but it is a multiplicity of factors that may eventually lead to the untimely death of a young black man. Some of these factors are brought about by the individual while most are imposed on him by the society in which we live.
Solution: Education and enlightenment should be the key way of keeping black men informed and aware of the risk they place themselves in or may find themselves in by engaging in certain activities. Education can be given in schools or in centers that have mentoring programs. These measures will create awareness and prevent unnecessary deaths of black men in America. Culture and socialization is a very important aspect of anyone’s life. The way we are brought up and given a sense of the world around us may determine on a large part the kind of person we finally become. US history has witnessed several amendments in the US Constitution which resulted in wining civil rights for African Americans. However, we are still having a hard time and the protection of our civil rights are now moving at a slower pace in solving the issues that we face today. Transparency on the part of our city and state government is important as it allows both the perpetrators and the victims of crimes to see the wheels of justice in action. Don Lemon had some interesting words to say about the “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative launched by President Barack Obama. Lemon said, “You don’t let other people define who you are, racism will always be there you have to figure out how you can achieve, regardless of an in spite of racism.” Article written by,
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It’s in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride of my step, the curl of my lips, I’m a woman Phenomenally. -Maya Angelou
Soy Foods Meatless Meals Connie @Forsyth Farmers Market 912-257-8922 Stir it Up coffee distributor Cynthia Perkins 912-303-9521 Yolanda’s Great Cakes and Catering Yolanda P. Lanier 912-210-2719 FUNERAL SERVICES Adams Funeral Services 510 Stevenson Ave. 912-231-7523
Williams & Williams Funeral Home 1012 E. Gwinnett St. 912-234-1634
Epiphany 808 Wheaton St. 912-233-0958
Bynes-Royall Funeral Home Inc. 204 Hall St. 912-233-2175
HAIR SALONS
Hair Affair Salon 2110 Sunset Blvd. 912-354-0288
Families First Funeral Care & Cremation 1328 Dean Forest Rd. 912-441-1845 Michael & Brown 1429 Bay St. 912-233-2133 Sidney A. Jones-Campbell Funeral Service 124 Park Ave. 912-234-7226 Sylvania Funeral Home of Savannah, Inc. 102 Owens Industrial Dr. 912-236-6300
Beauty Essentials 407 E. Montgomery Crossroad 912-925-0881
Hair By April Cobb 147 Montgomery Crossroad 912-660-7294
Bliss Braiding Salon 4505 1/2 Montgomery St. 912-677-6573
Hair in Motion 1408 MLK Jr. Blvd 912-201-9904
Brown Sugar Hair Salon 1106 W. 52nd St 912-236-9888 /912-272-3532 Claire’s Personal Hair Care & Spa 10214 White Bluff Rd 912-925-3988
Hairstyles by Solomon 1612 MLK Jr. Blvd. 912-234-9677
Elegance African Hair Braiding 11402 Abercorn St. & Largo 912-201-1062 /912-228-2244
Hudson’s Hair Care Center 1526 W. Gwinnett St. 912-352-0574
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AFRO MAGAZINE BUSINESS GUIDE Love & Care Beauty Salon 1809 Montgomery St 912-234-1206 Luxe The Salon 147 Montgomery Crossroad 912-201-1701 Miles of Beauty Hair Studio 2428 Abercorn St. 912-236-7121 Pure Perfection Hair Salon 1 Johnson St., Ste. #10 912-231-9339
B & B Demolition and Contractors, Inc. Bobby Adams 912-665-6
INSURANCE
(Agency, Agents, Brokers) Accurate Insurance Harold Cutter 1023 Victory Dr. 912-236-2320 Allstate Insurance Albert Lawyer, LUTF 11413 Abercorn St. 912-790-2030
Sho’Tyme Hair Cutz 1918 Habersham St. 912-401-0452
Peters Enterprises Insurance Kewanie Reed-Bryan 8402 Abercorn St. 912-927-1011
Star Struck Hair Boutique 1520 Bull St. 912-631-0307/232-6119
State Farm Insurance Dennis I. Aikens 224 Stephenson Ave., Ste. D 912-353-9121
Stepping Out Salon 4318 Augusta Rd. Garden City, GA. 912-966-5338 Upscale Hair Salon 1708 Abercorn St. 912-232-5206 Vera’s Cut & Styles 11709 Largo Dr. 912-961-0100
State Farm Insurance Verdell Jones 1114 Abercorn St. 912-920-9300 State Farm Insurance Bill Richard 20 E. Montgomery Crossroad 912-927-3033
Upscale Images Photography James Gardner 912-303-0062
Mike Gamble 912-228-2299
Printing Services Distinctively Divine Designs 912-844-7404
Klallis Spencer 912-401-2881 Triple T Painting Mr. T - Master Painter 912-755-3424 Superior Janitorial Group Charlean Nichols 5102 Ogeechee Rd., Ste. A 912-231-2711/229-848-2345
MUSEUMS
INTERIOR DESIGN Bathliners Dennis A. McCullough 912-920-2400
Trinity Graphics 912-604-1986
PUBLICATIONS AFRO Magazine and Coastal Essence Business Magazine 912-323-6892
King-Tisdell Cottage 514 E. Huntingdon St. 912-695-3872
Savannah Herald’s Printing Dept. 1803 Barnard St. & 34th St. 912-232-4545 Savannah Tribune 1805 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 912-233-6128
Pin Point Heritage Museum 9924 Pin Point Ave. 912-355-0064
Southern Scene P.O. Box 6041 912-233-0809
Beach Institute 203 E. Harris St. 912-234-8000
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum 460 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 912-777-6099
PHOTOGRAPHY
Home Repair & Improvement Alpha Repair and MainteBennett’s Construction nance Network Joe Bennett Ned Williams 912-358-8998 912-713-4295 Campbell Custom Remodeling Ephraim Campbell 513-487-8221
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Garage Doors Pros Daryl Johnson 912-755-6602
Services D&D Media Group Desmond Duval 912-236-6880/912-596-4804 Portraits by David David S. Ragin 912-450-1720 RDP Productions Kyunnie Shuman 912-596-4468
REALTORSREAL ESTATE Allen Apartments 595 W. 54th St. 912-232-7659
Reggie Gadson Coldwell Banker 912-604-6509 (m) Charles Gilyard Coldwell Banker 912-659-2249 Cynthia Sinclair Coldwell Banker 6349 Abercorn St. 912-507-7626
Afro Magazine The meaning behind AFRO: A Familiar Reality Of! In this issue it is “The Green Book.” Get it!
AFRO Magazine is a familiar reality of, The GREEN BOOK. In each issue title of AFRO the “Of” will precede a different subject. In this issue title it is the Green Book which was the first travel guide for Blacks. “The Negro Motorist Green Book was a travel guide that listed lodgings, tailors and other businesses that welcomed black patrons during Jim Crow.” The guide, which was launched in 1936 and published for nearly 30 years, found a reader-
Doris Thomas Doris Thomas Realty 912-355-0294 Dorothy “Dot” Owens Keller Williams Realty 124 Habersham St. 912-484-9226 Deborah F. Bickham Oglethorp Realty Co. 912-354-8454 Vonetta Allen Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-604-7722 Robert Graham Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-398-2905 Stephanie Hamilton Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-349-7766 Tasha Hall Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-631-0755
Laticia Ladson Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 404-644-9040 Keisha Leger Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-480-7276 Renee Mitchell Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 912-660-5355 Akila Scott Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 770-789-2411 LaTashia Stroman Thomas Scott Realty Professionals 7505 Waters Ave., Ste.D-8 775-354-6304 United Properties 2805 M.L.King Jr. Blvd. 912-236-7563
ship because while blacks knew which businesses were friendly in their hometowns, it could be difficult to discern which restaurants, beauty shops and night clubs were off-limits or hostile when they were on the road traveling from one city to another.” (Click to hear narrative by Julian Bond.) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129885990
Get your business started and get listed, this is the starting point for how we must and can create jobs in our community.” WE CAN REBUILD BLACK WALLSTREET
AFRO Magazine A Negro Travel Guide 2015
RESTAURANTS A Taste of Heaven Diner’s Delight 1060 Skidaway Rd. 912--349-2074
David’s Crab House 1824 Montgomery @ 34th St. 912-232-4876 Mama T’s Southern Café 11 Smart St. 912-201-1930 Mama’s Kitchen 1602 Waters Ave. 912-436-8048 Masada Café 2301 W. Bay St. 912-236-9499 Narobia’s Grits & Gravy 2019 Habersham St. 912-231-0563 Off the Grill 2015 Waters Ave. 912-232-1218
Sisters Real Southern Cooking (2 locations) 2605 Skidaway Rd. 110 Mall Blvd. 912-335-2761 912-355-1330 Sweet Spice Restaurant 5515 Waters Ave. 912-335-8146 Temple Café 1501 Stiles Ave. 912-234-1501 The Famous Shabazz Seafood Restaurant 502 W. Victory Dr. 912-777-7589 Little Kings Restaurant 1915 Montgomery St. Savannah, GA 31401 LJ’s Soul Food Restaurant 2601 W. Bay St. Savannah, GA 31408 (912)-964-7764
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Sex & Beauty Drives The Economy Raven Simone sugon.” Generation X’ all know sex has last 100 years, of female provocative internet and in really sell? the use of sex on the type ofof
gested, “Queen B’ put some pants consumers say, “Sex Sells.” We been used to sell product for the starting from erotica pictures stars in soap packs to today’s commercials on TV, the music videos. But does sex A study document on how varies products revealed that the use sexually provocative content increased from 15% in 1983 to 27% in 2003, in printed magazines. However, “sex cannot effectively sell insurance, computers, or heavy-duty vehicles but it sure can escalate sales of products in other areas. The areas, which have gained success in sales, are mainly health, beauty, drugs, clothing, travel, music and entertainment industry.” (Journal of Current Issues &
Research in Advertising 01/2012; 33(1). DOI: 10.1080/10641734.2012.675566)
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both have influenced areas of human life. Interestingly nearly 2 decades ago, a special area to study the effect of beauty in economics was introduced by a U.S. economist, Daniel S. Hamermesh. He coined the term Pulchronomics; a study of how physical attractiveness effects the economy. His published works unearths some very interesting insights of how beauty plays part in the economy, job market, legal system and career growth of individuals.
The importance of beauty in the job market Several studies have highlighted that attractive individuals have a high probability of being employed and paid higher than their unattractive counterparts. The phenomenon is similar for both Male and Female sexes. However, as present in D. Hamermesh’s book “Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People are More Successful,” women have a higher difference in earning disparity up to 8% more than average looking women. The difference is less for men at only 4%. On the other hand, men take a large cut of up to 13%, while for women a 4% cut in wages, for below average looks. Although, the data used in Hamermesh’s study is old, from the 1970’s, a recent study in 2011 also establishes that facial attractiveness is linked to positive returns in the labor market. Interestingly enough women Olympians also find themselves amidst the controversy of selling their sexiness for sponsorships. The Olympian Ashley Wagner, who participated in Figure Skating in 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, said, “You’re either a very pretty athlete or you go to the opposite end of the spectrum and you’re very sexy.”
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fects of Beauty in the Academic Sector another question that arises is whether productivity is associated with beauty, which eventually affects earnings. In the academic domain, administrators determine salaries of instructors based on the quality of teaching. The large measure of quality of teaching is based on student’s evaluation in the instructional ratings. An interesting study of whether being attractive positively effects productivity of a teacher in a university was carried out by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Amy Parker in their paper titled, “Beauty in the classroom: instructors’ pulchritude and putative.”
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ey collected 463 sample observations of student evaluations of their 94 Faculty members. The ratings included a section to rate the instructor’s picture on a rating scale of 10(highest) to 1. The results, passing all the statis-
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consumers is a reality and is increasing as companies and manufacturers strive to make billions. tical tests, reveal that teachers who were rate as better looking received higher instructional ratings. Male instructors appeared to have taken a large effect on ratings in relation to better looks than the female instructors.
Beauty and Criminal Activity An interesting factor that is influenced by beauty is the higher tendency for unattractive individual to engage in criminal activities. A study in 2006 used the
data from three waves of ADD Heath (Adolescent to Adult Health) studies. The data was collected from interviews of 15,197 young adults aged between 1826 years. The interviewer were asked to rate the respondents on their beauty. The results showed that unattractive individuals were more likely to engage in criminal activities than attractive ones. Taken together with the study by Hamermesh, this tendency towards criminal activity appears to be driven by the penalties faced by unattractive individuals in the job market. The study also tries to draw links between high school human capital development and attractiveness. Teachers, students and staff members show a bias towards attractive students, thereby providing better development of skills, personality traits, and knowledge opportunities for attractive students.
Downside of beauty
Actually, there are a few downsides to beauty when it comes to careers. There was once a prejudice around attractive females in the work place where as attractive females were given unintelligible jobs, or simply known as the Bimbo Effect. Women who are discriminated when applying for jobs that are considered manly and for which looks aren’t a criteria;
These jobs areas include heavy machinery operations, Research managers, top finance executives, some engineering positions and constructions.
Laws surrounding discrimination on Beauty
The importance of beauty or sex in selling to Generation X consumers is a reality and is increasing as companies and manufacturers strive to make more sales in and around the entertainment industry. The discrimination of the basis of beauty in the job market has given rise to anti-discrimination laws enforced by states and governments. In San Francisco and Washington D.C, local municipal codes have made it illegal to discriminate candidates based on appearance. The Title VII of the American Civil Rights Act, clearly states that it is unlawful to discriminate individuals for employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The enforcement of it however remains a question. A study by University of Utah reveals that a prejudice of height exists in employers. An experiment done by this study revealed that 72% of the recruiters chose taller candidate out of two equally qualified candidates.
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Generation X consumers may be right, the concept that sex sells and beauty drives up the economy seems evident from the facts in this article. The continuous rise in the use of sex and beauty in advertisements and the entertainment industry has given rise to discriminations in the labor market based on outward appearance. This discrimination has also been observed in the academic areas, and has a strange correlation with tendency of criminal activity in individuals. However, there are a few downsides to beauty, which bar attractive people from certain professions. Anti-discrimination laws are being enforced slowly by the government and states to prevent un-lawful employment discrimination and to educate people of their rights. Until then the craze of using sex and beauty to drive Generation “X” consumers continues. 13
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“In starting this journey I realized that in Savannah, I could only rely on retail shoe stores and a very few small boutiques to supply my business, and they only provided me with new releases. I needed more,” Jabias says he knew there should be a better way to acquire his shoes.
“I had a desperate desire to get into the business of selling Jordan’s_I knew early on that I had two problems that I needed to resolve first: I could only get shoes that were just being released and I would have to stand in line all night to obtain them. And that problem forced me to begin the journey to Jordan Connect and I started my business Cportsole23,” says the young executive. Cportsole23 is an internet based (i.e. website, instagram, facebook) company that delivers locally, in Savannah, and ships worldwide. Jabias says, “I am able to provide my customers with the luxury of acquiring Jordans that have not been released yet, that have’nt been released recently, and/or new releases.” Select shoes are available in sizes ranging from Men and Women to Toddlers. More recently, Jabias says, “I have attained a loyal following of Jordan fans who like myself desire a specific Jordan, regardless of when it was released. They had become frustrated with the unsafe process of waiting in long lines, only to be disappointed.”
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Common nail product ingredients may cause health problems
More recently, I escorted my mother to the her favorite nail salon to have her nails manicured. While we were waiting, it had been a little less than an hour, when I started to smell horrible fumes simular to the smell of harsh chemicals. To tell you the truth the fumes hit me when I entered the salon. As fore mentioned, when I enterered the nail salon and looked around one might think and infectious disease was circulating in the room and no one told the patrons. All of the salon workers had on masks, however, the salon patrons, who were lined up in chairs around the room did not. Then I heard the salon hostess say, “pick a color!” an I’m thinking to hell with picking a color offer me a mask like the one you’re wearing!
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uestion selfie? Am I the only one who’s smelling these horrible chemicals? Or were the female customers all African American women who were desperately want-
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ing their nails done-just pretending they did not smell the fumes from the chemicals the manicurist will use to apply their fake nails. Ok! Now help me figure this one out Google. That evening I went home and googled “fumes in nail salons” and the startling information in this article is what I found. However, the reports are by the ( Worker Protection and the EPA-Environmental Protection Agency ) and rare mention of protecting the consumer you know the person who visits the salon once per week and waits for an hour before getting the manicure which is now another two hours in the salon “inhaling these hazardous fumes,” as reported by the EPA. A consumer’s exposure is not as constant comparable to the worker, however, exposure for the consumer still exists: Of the 20 common nail product ingredients listed as causing health problems in the appendix of a safety brochure put out by the EPA, 17 are hazardous to the respiratory tract, according to the agency. Overexposure to each of them induces symptoms such as burning throat or lungs, labored breathing
or shortness of breath http://www.epa. gov/oppt/salon/nailsalonguide.pdf . In scientific circles, the three chemicals in nail products that are associated with the most serious health issues are dibutyl phthalate, toluene and formaldehyde. They are known as the “toxic trio” among worker advocates. Dibutyl phthalate, called DBP for short, makes nail polish and other products pliable. In Australia, it is listed as a reproductive toxicant and must be labeled with the phrases “may cause harm to the unborn child” and “possible risk of impaired fertility.” Starting in June, the chemical will be prohibited from cosmetics in that country. It is one of over 1,300 chemicals banned from use in cosmetics in the European Union. But in the United States, where fewer than a dozen chemicals are prohibited in such products, there are no restrictions on DBP. Toluene, a type of solvent, helps polish glide on smoothly. But the E.P.A. says in a fact sheet that it can impair cognitive and kidney function. In addition, repeated exposure during pregnancy can “adversely affect the developing fetus,” according to the agency. Formaldehyde, best known for its use in embalming, is a hardening agent in nail products. In 2011, the National Toxicology Program, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, labeled it a human carcinogen. By 2016, it will be banned from cosmetics in the European Union. And what do the big boys have to say about it in this U.S.A giant cosmetics industry? officials say “linking the chemicals to manicurists health complaints amounts to faulty science.” Knowledge Is Power Read It For Yourself Get Your Free Copy: http://www.epa. gov/oppt/salon/nailsalonguide.pdf
The Business Exchange by William Reed Start The Conversation
“BANKING BLACK” If you are not a part of the solution to Blacks’ problems, it should be evident, that you continue as part of the problem. The answer to Blacks’ economic woes is in our own hands and control. The simple capitalistic solution to Black Americans’ economics is to place our money and assets in banks owned by other Blacks. Third generation Black banker, B. Doyle Mitchell, says “If Blacks used their assets strategically they’d be as rich as other groups in America.” are Western communities’ most important institutions. Banks are stabilizing forces in the communities they serve, loaning money to businesses to help them expand and create jobs. Banks help customers become home owners and existing home owners make repairs and additions to their property. Every community except Blacks’, finance banks and they in turn finance their people’s needs. In Washington, D.C. three generations of Mitchells have made an enormous impact on Blacks’ development. B. Doyle Mitchell’s family is an example for conscious Black consumers to emulate. In 1934 his grandfather, Jesse H. Mitchell, foundered Industrial Bank with the equivalent of $3.25 million. Industrial went on to compile an illustrious record servicing America’s most affluent community of Blacks. Today, there are more than 40 million African-Americans living in the U.S., but less than 1 percent of all federally chartered banks are Black-owned. Although 13 percent of the U.S. population is African-American, only 0.35% (24 in total) of U.S. banks is Black-
Banks
owned. African Americans’ buying power is projected to top $1.1 trillion, yet the number of Black-owned banks even lags behind the number of financial institutions owned by Asian-Americans, who made up just 5.1 percent of the total U.S. population of 314 million people and own 40 banks nationwide. need to talk to each other about how “banking Black” advances the system of capitalism in our communities. Blacks in D.C. have a history of banking Black. After the Civil War, Blacks’ collective capitalism flourished. Capital Savings Bank, the first bank organized and operated by African Americans, was founded in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 1888. Although Blacks’ incomes and employment options have increased over past decades, Black-run banks have been struggling. These banks, historically headquartered in the heart of traditional Black communities such as Chicago’s South Side, New York’s Harlem and Washington, D.C.’s Shaw, fail out of favor with post-Civil Rights’ up-and-coming Blacks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. counts just 25 Black-owned banks, the majority of which are on shaky ground, struggling to hold on. In 2013 60 percent of Black-run banks lost money. A community is defined as a group of people with a common characteristic or interest. It’s a body of persons with common concerns. Check their records, Black-owned banks have been, and are, the backbone of many African American communities. However these banks have limited resources because the greater body of
Blacks
Blacks refuses to deposit monies there. Blacks have trillions of dollars in spending power, however; most Black banks struggle to get any significant population of Blacks to make deposits there. Contemporary Blacks have an idiotic behavior of spending and putting money away from where they live. There needs to be a conversation among African Americans about Black banks’ common-cause with Blacks and their communities. The greatest challenge facing African-Americans is increasing our collective wealth. Toward that the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) recently made a model $5 million investment in African American-owned banks. The CBCF’s then-chair Rep. Chaka Fattah said, “CBCF has invested in this partnership because we need these institutions to grow and thrive.” Blacks need to broadly explore and discuss their aversion to putting money in another African-American’s hand. In order to create Black wealth Blacks must recycle their dollars by supporting Blacks’ banks, businesses and creating more. Black-owned banks are vital to achieving this. Let the word go out that every Black that who has a checking or savings account should transfer money to a Black owned bank. Not to do so is self-defeating.
William Reed is publisher of “Who’s Who in Black Corporate America” and available for projects via Busxchng@his.com.
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