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Activists Hold #BlackoutDay2020 To Highlight Black Americans' Spending Power

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Published July 7, 2020 at 12:40 PM CDT

Activists are encouraging Black Americans and their allies to only spend money at minority-owned stores on Tuesday.

Roben Farzad, host of Public Radio’s Full Disclosure, explains who is organizing the event called #BlackoutDay2020.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.