BLACK HAIR DOCUMENTARY--A MUST SEE!

Nimotalai · 08-01-2006, 04:20 AM

Take a look at this documentary--really makes you think. I always go to black owned or African owned. It is a good reminder that we should makecwise choices with where we shop.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

An Update

BOBSA WEBSITE

**Odogwu** · 08-01-2006, 11:07 AM

This is funny and serious at da same time. I don't research the source of the products i buy. I buy what i like where I like. But i can tell u that these black people that cry wolf I am sure don't have an association. They need to learn TOGEHTERNESS

but dammm we are tlaking a billion dollar bizness for CHEMICALS, yall ladies need to rethink that ish, da stuff u put on ya hiar

tigresss · 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM

please tell me wat its abt - i cant open it

happylady · 08-01-2006, 02:16 PM

this is EXCELLENT. i think it should be a sticky even. but one prob i have is when i go to black beauty supply stores i pay $2 more for the exact same product. i guess the koreans get it cheaper, but i also know the black owners mark the price up more

happylady · 08-01-2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by happylady

this is EXCELLENT. i think it should be a sticky even. but one prob i have is when i go to black beauty supply stores i pay $2 more for the exact same product. i guess the koreans get it cheaper, but i also know the black owners mark the price up more

i'm on part 3 & they just addressed this exact same thing!!! lol!

sapphire · 08-01-2006, 08:16 PM

halleluyah! something is finally being done, just like it took these people 40 years to penetrate we will surely get it back. i thought i was the only one complaing about why i have togive my money to chinko and mexicans?
if a BOBSA owned store opens up in my neighborhood best believe i will pay the extra $5.00

Nimotalai · 08-01-2006, 11:41 PM

I thought it was very interesting. Where I live almost all the beauty supply stores are black owned, but then some of their products I can find cheaper at Walmart or a local drug store.

I mean sometimes I'm tempted to just go and buy stuff where it's cheaper, but then I think it's only $2! Big deal. I agree that if we do support black owned stores, then we see the rewards of that by their community involvement (be it hiring blacks to work at the store, or sponsoring community events).

However the non-blacks (in this case the Korean owned stores) don't reciprocate our support of their business by giving us jobs or by sponsoring our local events or charities.

Wasn't it crazy how the distributors completely stopped supplying to the black own stores. No wonder it's more expensive when we go to the black owned stores. I mean if they can't even get local distributors to sell to them because they are not Korean, then the black stores are probably forced to order in from distributors/wholesalers who are further away/overseas, thus increasing their costs which they in turn have no other choice but to pass on to us, the consumer. That's probably why they charge more. They have fewer options. The whole thing is just messed up.

It really opened my eyes. I will be more conscious of where I purchase products now.

pynkspyce · 08-02-2006, 10:34 AM

hm never given it much thought. thanks for the educaiton.

Haleemah · 08-04-2006, 04:11 AM

i have not seen those documentaries but based on replies --my own problem is this :

why the hell are black people NOT manufacturing their own hair products ????? are we not the ones whose hair it is for ?? and of course we know our hair better -- we should own the damn black hair supplies industry !!!

sapphire · 08-04-2006, 09:21 AM

watch the documentary first

that.chick · 08-27-2006, 06:30 AM

nice post. I think the issue of mistrust of black owned salons needs to be taken into consideration as well. Things may be different in the US, but in my city, some black people will see a product in a black-owned store for almost double the price versus wal-mart or a korean-owned store. Usually, the automatic assumption is that the black owners are being greedy and inflate the prices for their own benefit.

All in all, it's definitely something to consider and keep in mind when shopping.

Ebony-T · 08-27-2006, 03:20 PM

i never thought possible, but around my area there are no black owned hair shops, they are all owned by asians.

i dont really kno wot to do now bcoz i am not willing to travel far jus to get miscellaneous hair care products, the black people should use this to empower themselves and instead of moaning, open up shop.

08-01-2006, 04:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nimotalai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lurking Posts: 988 Points: 3,475.20 Bank: 220,806.61 Total Points: 224,281.81 Donate Rep Power: 116650	BLACK HAIR DOCUMENTARY--A MUST SEE! Take a look at this documentary--really makes you think. I always go to black owned or African owned. It is a good reminder that we should makecwise choices with where we shop. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 An Update BOBSA WEBSITE

08-01-2006, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Odogwu Ambassador Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 12,522 Points: 95,264.80 Bank: 1,876,790.38 Total Points: 1,972,055.18 Donate Rep Power: 3254879	This is funny and serious at da same time. I don't research the source of the products i buy. I buy what i like where I like. But i can tell u that these black people that cry wolf I am sure don't have an association. They need to learn TOGEHTERNESS but dammm we are tlaking a billion dollar bizness for CHEMICALS, yall ladies need to rethink that ish, da stuff u put on ya hiar Last edited by Odogwu; 08-01-2006 at 11:12 AM..

08-01-2006, 08:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
sapphire Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ha! Posts: 2,589 Points: 10,014.60 Bank: 604.82 Total Points: 10,619.42 Donate Rep Power: 215999	halleluyah! something is finally being done, just like it took these people 40 years to penetrate we will surely get it back. i thought i was the only one complaing about why i have togive my money to chinko and mexicans? if a BOBSA owned store opens up in my neighborhood best believe i will pay the extra $5.00 __________________ If my father has stolen, I will... Attend the very best school in the world and walk shoulder high (Educational Investment) Organize charity fund just like the 'better life For Rural Women' and government officials will contribute more (...talk about the rich getting richer) Own properties in choice countries/ locations and drive 'tear rubber' vehicles (property Investment) Be the toast of the town where musician will sing praise me (Social well being) Owning a jet or airplane wouldn't be an issue (Ease of transportation) Streets/avenues will be named after me (grass root investment) Arrange prayers for my father in churches and mosques to ward off evil spirit and untimely death (Spiritual upliftment) Advice my father to marry more wives and take more chieftaincy tittles across the board (evenly distribution of wealth) Donate 'chairs' to tertiary institutions for under privilege children Have shares in blue chips companies ** Wouldn't have to struggle in life But my father didn't have the opportunity to steal otherwise I wouldn't be in diaspora searching for the proverbial green pastures. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...s-a-thief.html

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Haleemah Born Into Excellence... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North America Posts: 8,883 Points: 409.00 Bank: 172,946.40 Total Points: 173,355.40 Donate Rep Power: 211718	i have not seen those documentaries but based on replies --my own problem is this : why the hell are black people NOT manufacturing their own hair products ????? are we not the ones whose hair it is for ?? and of course we know our hair better -- we should own the damn black hair supplies industry !!! __________________ familiar stranger ...

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tigresss Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: marabella Posts: 831 Points: 5,210.20 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,210.20 Donate Rep Power: 41216	please tell me wat its abt - i cant open it

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happylady Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: terra firma Posts: 1,283 Points: 59.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 59.00 Donate Rep Power: 1001	this is EXCELLENT. i think it should be a sticky even. but one prob i have is when i go to black beauty supply stores i pay $2 more for the exact same product. i guess the koreans get it cheaper, but i also know the black owners mark the price up more

08-01-2006, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nimotalai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lurking Posts: 988 Points: 3,475.20 Bank: 220,806.61 Total Points: 224,281.81 Donate Rep Power: 116650	I thought it was very interesting. Where I live almost all the beauty supply stores are black owned, but then some of their products I can find cheaper at Walmart or a local drug store. I mean sometimes I'm tempted to just go and buy stuff where it's cheaper, but then I think it's only $2! Big deal. I agree that if we do support black owned stores, then we see the rewards of that by their community involvement (be it hiring blacks to work at the store, or sponsoring community events). However the non-blacks (in this case the Korean owned stores) don't reciprocate our support of their business by giving us jobs or by sponsoring our local events or charities. Wasn't it crazy how the distributors completely stopped supplying to the black own stores. No wonder it's more expensive when we go to the black owned stores. I mean if they can't even get local distributors to sell to them because they are not Korean, then the black stores are probably forced to order in from distributors/wholesalers who are further away/overseas, thus increasing their costs which they in turn have no other choice but to pass on to us, the consumer. That's probably why they charge more. They have fewer options. The whole thing is just messed up. It really opened my eyes. I will be more conscious of where I purchase products now.

08-04-2006, 09:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
sapphire Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ha! Posts: 2,589 Points: 10,014.60 Bank: 604.82 Total Points: 10,619.42 Donate Rep Power: 215999	watch the documentary first __________________ If my father has stolen, I will... Attend the very best school in the world and walk shoulder high (Educational Investment) Organize charity fund just like the 'better life For Rural Women' and government officials will contribute more (...talk about the rich getting richer) Own properties in choice countries/ locations and drive 'tear rubber' vehicles (property Investment) Be the toast of the town where musician will sing praise me (Social well being) Owning a jet or airplane wouldn't be an issue (Ease of transportation) Streets/avenues will be named after me (grass root investment) Arrange prayers for my father in churches and mosques to ward off evil spirit and untimely death (Spiritual upliftment) Advice my father to marry more wives and take more chieftaincy tittles across the board (evenly distribution of wealth) Donate 'chairs' to tertiary institutions for under privilege children Have shares in blue chips companies ** Wouldn't have to struggle in life But my father didn't have the opportunity to steal otherwise I wouldn't be in diaspora searching for the proverbial green pastures. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...s-a-thief.html Last edited by sapphire; 08-04-2006 at 10:08 AM..

08-27-2006, 06:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
that.chick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 231 Points: 247.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 247.00 Donate Rep Power: 32	nice post. I think the issue of mistrust of black owned salons needs to be taken into consideration as well. Things may be different in the US, but in my city, some black people will see a product in a black-owned store for almost double the price versus wal-mart or a korean-owned store. Usually, the automatic assumption is that the black owners are being greedy and inflate the prices for their own benefit. All in all, it's definitely something to consider and keep in mind when shopping.

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Ebony-T Onis Wifey Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jus mutthafunkin hurrr!! Posts: 6,764 Points: 3,624.00 Bank: 112,543.18 Total Points: 116,167.18 Donate Rep Power: 196446	i never thought possible, but around my area there are no black owned hair shops, they are all owned by asians. i dont really kno wot to do now bcoz i am not willing to travel far jus to get miscellaneous hair care products, the black people should use this to empower themselves and instead of moaning, open up shop. __________________ [color=blue][b]BITCH: When I stand up for my beliefs and myself they call me a Bitch. When I stand up for those I love, they call me a Bitch. When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things

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