‘This is Not Boycott, This is Wealth Transfer’: Another Provocative Social Media Commentary Backs Boycott of Asian Businesses by Blacks

BLM Activist Sparks Outrage After Going Into Maryland Store to Promote Boycott of Asian-Owned Businesses: 'You Can't Fight Racism With Racism'

A woman who identifies herself as a Black Lives Matter activist is facing backlash online after she visited a beauty supply store in Waldorf, Maryland, to urge Black shoppers to join in the ongoing boycott of Asian-owned businesses. The boycott campaign started to gain traction earlier this month following the not-guilty verdict in the Cyrus Carmack-Belton case, a 14-year-old Black teenager who was killed by Asian convenience store owner Chikei …

‘This is Not Boycott, This is Wealth Transfer’: Another Provocative Social Media Commentary Backs Boycott of Asian Businesses by Blacks

Online conversations about Black economic empowerment are inundating social media as the Black community intensify a campaign to boycott Asian businesses. Social commentator Deneen L. Garrett has recently joined the discussion on social media, arguing that recent calls to redirect spending toward Black-owned businesses should be viewed not as a boycott, but as a “wealth transfer.” “Baby, this ain’t no boycott,” she said in a widely shared video…