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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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CAN BARTERING SAVE YOUR BUSINESS?

 

 

Businesses feeling the effects of the economic downturn do have another option for preserving cash resources, attracting new customers and securing the items they need for their business and personal lives.  That option is organized bartering!  Unlike the traditional trade of a product or service between 2 businesses, organized bartering will give businesses access to products and services from a variety of businesses.  You earn "points" or "barter bucks" from the things you trade and can spend them on the things you need to keep your business going or enhance your personal life without spending any cash.

With more than 600 retail barter exchanges and new exchange groups being started everyday, there is no reason not to consider bartering your businesses product or services.  This process could save you thousands of dollars in cash for items like advertising, travel, printing, space rentals, dental services, plumbing, painting and practically anything else you might think of.  If you haven't heard about organized bartering please visit our web site at www.GoBarterLink.com to learn more.  You can also Google barter exchanges or visit Gigabite.com to find a barter exchange in your area.

You will find that there are very few exchanges other than BarterLink that are specifically designed to meet the needs of Black owned businesses.  We also have an online trading platform which allows you to trade with over 40,0000 other businesses accross the country and around the world.  SAVE YOUR CASH...BARTER IS BETTER!!!