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Aurora James was frustrated when she would go to stores and see a lack of Black-owned brands on shelves. It was out of that frustration that the fashion designer decided she needed to be a part of the solution by disrupting business as usual. I was so fed up as a woman and a woman of color, being disappointed by the choices that people or companies were making. But I also realized that I failed in a lot of ways to really ask for what I needed, James told CBS News Michelle Miller.In the aftermath of George Floyd s killing, she took to Instagram and demanded major retailers commit 15% of their shelf space to Black-owned brands, creating the initiative the 15 Percent Pledge. Black people in the U.S. make up nearly 15% of the population, its we stanley cup bsite says. stanley cups According to a report conducted last June by the National Bureau of Economic Research, 41% percent of Black-owned businesses have closed due to the pandemic compared to less than 17% of White-owned businesses. I was having conversations with my friends about all of these corporations and the donations that they were making. And I was really like, No, guys like we need real change! You know, Black businesses are dying out, James said. James founded her luxury accessory brand, Brother Vellies, in 2013 and knows fi stanley cup rst-hand the barriers Black entrepreneurs face. I really did that without ever having even a loan from my bank or a company credit card. It was always one of those thi Euei Police body cameras on the rise, but how effective are they
A adidas campus mazon is being forced to rethink its policy of not accepting cash at its 42 brick-and-mortar stores as lawmakers from San Francisco to New York propose -- and pass -- legislation requiring that all retail establishments accept greenbacks. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to CBS MoneyWatch that Amazon is converse working to accept cash at its stores. The company offered no further details on the state of its plans.Businesses argue that cashless retail policies cut costs, speed transactions and protect workers from theft, while opponents say that they discriminate against lower-income shoppers who are less likely to have debit or credit cards. Earlier this year,Amazon threatened to abandon plansto open a Go store in Philadelphia as the city s government debated limits on cashless retailers. The tech giant ultimately caved and said its cashierless retail locations will start accepting cash after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny in March signed a law to ban cashless stores, making Philadelphia the first city to stanley cup do so. Cashless trend worries lawmakers: If it s not discrimination, it s elitism 04:49 New York City Councilmember Ritchie Torres in February introduced legislation prohibiting retail establishments from refusing to accept payment in cash. It provides penalties |
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