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Feminists Around the World: Nikki Porcher · Stuff Mom Never Told You

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  Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha and welcome to Stephen
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  Speaker 1: Never Told You Prediction of iHeartRadio.
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  Speaker 2: And welcome to today's feminist around the World. And we're
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  Speaker 2: kind of switching it up a bit, not too much,
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  Speaker 2: but we are featuring an activist but with a twist.
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  Speaker 2: So recently in an upcoming episode, we're predicting the future.
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  Speaker 2: All love how podcasting works where we're just kind of
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  Speaker 2: doing all the episodes and then it rearranges itself on
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  Speaker 2: the timeline and we never really know exactly when to
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  Speaker 2: publish or when we're going to publish or change the
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  Speaker 2: publishing because.
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  Speaker 1: It does kind of feel like time travelings.
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  Speaker 2: It does right, I think like and also mainly because
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  Speaker 2: future us if we ever like get referenced back to
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  Speaker 2: these episodes, like not realizing what we're talking about. You know,
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  Speaker 2: we talk about the New Year's Prediction episode often because
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  Speaker 2: we it built so badly, that terrible. When we do
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  Speaker 2: things like that, it's gonna like you never really know.
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  Speaker 2: But with that an upcoming episode, if you're listening to
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  Speaker 2: when this is released, we have already recorded an episode
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  Speaker 2: that's coming in the future, very very close future. But
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  Speaker 2: we get to sit down again with our friend Bridget
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  Speaker 2: so excited to have our back on. We talked about
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  Speaker 2: organizing and boycotting because you know, things are happening, which
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  Speaker 2: led to me talking about something that I've been seeing
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  Speaker 2: in my feed. And it was an interesting like poll
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  Speaker 2: between the three of us because like I was getting
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  Speaker 2: small bits of it, while apparently Bridget was getting a
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  Speaker 2: lot more and you had no idea because you're not
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  Speaker 2: on the social media. Is like that, Oh fair enough,
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  Speaker 2: But anyway, with all of that, yes, this kind of
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  Speaker 2: came in with this. So today is February twenty fifth,
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty five. Oh, look at that's the sick number.
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  Speaker 2: And one thing we love is organizing and with that
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  Speaker 2: people who are good at it. So we love people
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  Speaker 2: who are good at it. For myself, I admire that
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  Speaker 2: as a quality that seems so far away from me
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  Speaker 2: and so seems like a superpower any one of those,
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  Speaker 2: because you're also one of those who gets frazzled and
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  Speaker 2: then gets really productive, as where I get frazzled and
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  Speaker 2: I quit. So again, when I see people being active
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  Speaker 2: and being on top of things and being organized and ahead,
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  Speaker 2: I'm always like, wow, what, But I'm talking about organization
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  Speaker 2: in an activist level. So if your feed looks like mine,
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  Speaker 2: which I'm saying like I get little bits of it,
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  Speaker 2: you may have come across a CALSET action for the
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  Speaker 2: economic blackout for this Friday, February twenty eighth, twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 2: So it is coming up very quickly, And if you haven't,
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  Speaker 2: here's a bit of information from Salon dot com. A
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  Speaker 2: New Yorker transplanted to the Midwest, John Schwartz, originated the
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  Speaker 2: People's Union Economic Blackout set for a Friday that aims
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  Speaker 2: to unite consumers, reminding them and the corporate retailers and
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  Speaker 2: services they patronize. As the might of a single dollar,
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  Speaker 2: that act can create powerful change. And so the article
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  Speaker 2: goes on explaining more, saying the one day blackout, which
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  Speaker 2: has gone viral since its announcement in early February, is
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  Speaker 2: to see folks across the country spend no money at
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  Speaker 2: corporate retailers such as Target, Amazon, and Walmart. The action
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  Speaker 2: includes skipping fast food restaurants, avoiding gas stations, and putting
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  Speaker 2: away the credit cards except for at small businesses and
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  Speaker 2: independent community establishments. So really great idea. I came across this,
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  Speaker 2: and because again I feel like we have to be
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  Speaker 2: really really hyper sensitive and aware and do some research.
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  Speaker 2: I didn't know much about it, and I was say,
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  Speaker 2: is this a good thing? Is this with these things?
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  Speaker 2: And Bridget as you will hear on that next episode
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  Speaker 2: kind of explains a little more. And if you have
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  Speaker 2: the time, you need to go listen. It's a great
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  Speaker 2: episode coming up, just to hype it up a bit,
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  Speaker 2: just to hype it up a bit more and just
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  Speaker 2: about how effective this type of action or an organization
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  Speaker 2: can be. But that's not necessarily what we're talking about
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  Speaker 2: for this episode. In that same Salon article, they interview
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  Speaker 2: Nikki Pourchet about this type of activism, and that is
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  Speaker 2: who we are featuring today. We want to talk about
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  Speaker 2: her and her work, so she does come into play,
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  Speaker 2: and we're going to read a little bit from her
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  Speaker 2: in that same interview in this conversation about this economic blackout,
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  Speaker 2: but before we do that, we do want to highlight
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  Speaker 2: who she is and what she's doing. So Poorche is
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  Speaker 2: the founder of Buy from a Black Woman, which is
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  Speaker 2: a nonprofit that uplifts and empowers and support black women
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  Speaker 2: owned businesses small black women owned businesses. A bit from
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  Speaker 2: the website Buy from a Black woman dot org quote.
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  Speaker 2: Black women have been leading the numbers when it comes
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  Speaker 2: to starting a business, but annual cells for black women
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  Speaker 2: business owners are five times smaller than all women owned
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  Speaker 2: businesses due to lack of support and awareness. That's where
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  Speaker 2: Buy from a Black Woman comes in. Since twenty sixteen,
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  Speaker 2: Buy from a Black Woman has empowered, educated, and inspired
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  Speaker 2: black women business owners and the people who support them.
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  Speaker 2: Buy from a Black Woman ensures that Black women have
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  Speaker 2: the tw and resources that will allow them to be successful.
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  Speaker 2: Through educational programs, an online directory, and funding, Buy from
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  Speaker 2: a Black Woman continues to grow as a trusted resource
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  Speaker 2: that helps Black women in businesses. Going back to Bridget,
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  Speaker 2: we had a whole conversation about black women businesses and
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  Speaker 2: getting funds and grants and how the government is against them.
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  Speaker 2: It has been from jump before this administration. Even so,
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  Speaker 2: organizations like this are really important to keep us aware
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  Speaker 2: and informed of businesses that are out there that we
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  Speaker 2: should be supporting. That's a excite note. And yeah, her
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  Speaker 2: organization has been around since twenty sixteen for a minute,
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  Speaker 2: bringing awareness in supporting small black women owned businesses, and
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  Speaker 2: so a bit of information about her specifically from her
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  Speaker 2: LinkedIn account. She writes, I am here to ensure that
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  Speaker 2: black women are seen, supported and heard. I open doors
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  Speaker 2: for black women business owners and advocate for them at
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  Speaker 2: every level of the business ecosystem. I push for change
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  Speaker 2: at the policy level, champions supply diversity at the corporate level,
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  Speaker 2: mentor black women founders at the business level. And I
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  Speaker 2: also educate consumers on how to support black women entrepreneurs conscientiously,
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  Speaker 2: sustainably and long term. And I've managed to get incredible
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  Speaker 2: results because of my approach. I've built the highest ranking
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  Speaker 2: online directory of black women owned brands, secured partnerships with
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  Speaker 2: major organizations like h and M, the IRS, and PayPal,
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  Speaker 2: helped black women drive over two point seven million dollars
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  Speaker 2: in revenue, and built an engage community of two hundred
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  Speaker 2: and sixty two thousand plus supporters. I believe that black
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  Speaker 2: women deserve an equal chance, so I do everything I
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  Speaker 2: can to make sure they get the best tools and
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  Speaker 2: resources to start, build and sustain thriving businesses. So she
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  Speaker 2: is doing some amazing work and in an interview with
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  Speaker 2: the Wiresuit dot Com, she talks about her journey in
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  Speaker 2: creating this nonprofit, and she says it started off as
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  Speaker 2: a blog where I highlighted black owned brands so people
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  Speaker 2: could buy from them. And I started the blog after
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  Speaker 2: attending an event with just women owned brands and realizing
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  Speaker 2: that I was the only Black woman in the room,
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  Speaker 2: which opened my eyes to the lack of support that
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  Speaker 2: black women entrepreneurs receive in general. And I believe that
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  Speaker 2: when things like this are revealed to you is because
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  Speaker 2: you're supposed to be a part of a solution. So
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  Speaker 2: I decided to do something about it. I started buying
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  Speaker 2: from black women and blogging about my journey, and people
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  Speaker 2: loved it. They wanted to be involved. Businesses started reaching
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  Speaker 2: out and asking how they could get featured, and people
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  Speaker 2: kept asking how they could send me money to support
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  Speaker 2: the movement, which is how the blog evolved into a
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  Speaker 2: nonprofit and we awarded our first business grant. That was
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  Speaker 2: back in twenty sixteen, and we've come a long way
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  Speaker 2: since then. So in that same interview, she talks about
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  Speaker 2: why she wanted to do this work, and she says,
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  Speaker 2: I've been called to serve and have always worked in
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  Speaker 2: service to others in some way. I served my country
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  Speaker 2: when I was in the military. I'm a decorated war
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  Speaker 2: veteran who did two tours in Iraq. I also taught
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  Speaker 2: in the public school systems and worked in the nonprofit industry.
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  Speaker 2: So when I realized that I needed to do something
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  Speaker 2: about the inequalities that black women in business owner's face,
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  Speaker 2: and I started up thinking of how I could be
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  Speaker 2: a part of that solution. It occurred to me that
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  Speaker 2: my background and experience made me perfect for the job.
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  Speaker 2: It was just clear to me that this is the
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  Speaker 2: path that I'm supposed to be on. And she's doing
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  Speaker 2: a great job with her nonprofit. She's also a writer
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  Speaker 2: and a podcaster, m maybe a guest. So here's a
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  Speaker 2: bit of information from a Black Woman's podcast dot com.
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  Speaker 2: Black women are the economy, the culture, and the movement,
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  Speaker 2: So why are we still waiting for permission? The Nicki
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  Speaker 2: Poorchet Podcast is where real conversations meet real action, hosted
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  Speaker 2: by Nicki Poorchet, founder of Buy from a Black Woman.
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  Speaker 2: This podcast is all about pushing past fear, stepping into
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  Speaker 2: our power, and making moves that matter. Through bold storytelling,
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  Speaker 2: thought provoking discussions, and the double Dutch rule one two
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  Speaker 2: three jump in. Niki challenges listeners to stop waiting and
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  Speaker 2: start building, whether it's business, personal growth, or the state
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  Speaker 2: of black women in the world. This podcast is your
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  Speaker 2: weekly push to move with intention and create impact. Time
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  Speaker 2: to jump in. So hey podcast recommendation from us Yeah
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  Speaker 2: and also possible guess yeah, just you know, you know
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  Speaker 2: how we do care of course and as a trust
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  Speaker 2: the source for small black women owned business. She has
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  Speaker 2: some insight on this Friday's economic blackout, So this is
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  Speaker 2: how I discovered her in the first place. So we
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  Speaker 2: want to talk about her thoughts on this. Going back
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  Speaker 2: to that Salon dot Com article quote, Nikki Poorchet, founder
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  Speaker 2: of Buy from a Black Woman, a business support organization,
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  Speaker 2: favors the idea of financial resistance on Friday and advocates
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  Speaker 2: for a multi pronged, long term strategy. She says the
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  Speaker 2: strike will only be effective with mass participation, media coverage,
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  Speaker 2: and sustained behavior change going forward. If people return to
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  Speaker 2: their usual spending patterns the next day, the momentum can
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  Speaker 2: be lost. Additionally, without clear demands or follow up actions,
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  Speaker 2: corporate may not feel compelled to change, she said, and
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  Speaker 2: then she continues the strike raises awareness about economic disparities
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  Speaker 2: and corporate accountability, encouraging people to be more intentional with
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  Speaker 2: their dollars. It also sends a clear message that marginalized
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  Speaker 2: communities hold financial power and will not support businesses that
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  Speaker 2: harm them. So I think this is such a great
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  Speaker 2: conversation because it is it is this larger picture that
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  Speaker 2: we have been talking about about what is this effect,
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  Speaker 2: how is this effective? And how do we know it's
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  Speaker 2: going to be effective because it seems like boycotting on
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  Speaker 2: a personal level doesn't necessarily do anything, and we know
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  Speaker 2: that when it comes to accessibility, that's a whole conversation
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  Speaker 2: that we have to have. On top of that, but
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  Speaker 2: taking time and taking a business like if a chunk
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  Speaker 2: of people, even if it's like ten percent of the
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  Speaker 2: people stopped buying for one day, and those numbers will
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  Speaker 2: affect the corporations. So again referring back to the episode
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  Speaker 2: that we recorded with Bridget, she does talk about how
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  Speaker 2: corporations do see this as a threat, and I think
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  Speaker 2: that's a big conversation. And then having people like Porchet
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  Speaker 2: who has done the work for us and is showing
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  Speaker 2: us and giving us an actual list, handing us a
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  Speaker 2: list of trusted businesses, a small own businesses by black women,
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  Speaker 2: that's so great. Like I've been asking, we know this,
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  Speaker 2: We've been asking how do we ethically buy a good presence.
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  Speaker 2: How would we all these things because it feels like
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  Speaker 2: all the corporations, even the quote unquote good ones, are
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  Speaker 2: not great. So like she has done the work for
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  Speaker 2: us and being like buy from here. So if you
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  Speaker 2: do buy on Friday, we are asking you to be
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  Speaker 2: a part of this initiative of this blackout. Do not
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  Speaker 2: buy from corporations if you can. We know things happen,
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  Speaker 2: We know like people have accessibility issues and things have
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  Speaker 2: to be done. We know it might be a very
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  Speaker 2: last minute. So apologies because like I said, it's kind
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  Speaker 2: of popped in a few things here and there on
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  Speaker 2: my feed, but I kind of like didn't know if
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  Speaker 2: there was an actual thing that's bad on my part,
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  Speaker 2: but that if you are going to buy, purchase, or
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  Speaker 2: do anything to do from small business, go to buy
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  Speaker 2: from a black woman dot com and they have great lists,
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  Speaker 2: they have waste of support. Porchet has done a lot
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  Speaker 2: of the work obviously, and then we had already talked
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  Speaker 2: about previously content creators who are also getting us a
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  Speaker 2: list of people who we should support and buy from,
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  Speaker 2: and those are important things to look.
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  Speaker 1: At, yes, And I would say, also, I know I
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  Speaker 1: really foundered when at the beginning of the year you
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  Speaker 1: asked me my resolutions, my goals, I would say in general,
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  Speaker 1: one of mine has been like to buy less, and
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  Speaker 1: we talk about that in the episode coming up with
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  Speaker 1: Bridget's episode, especially if it's not something I really need
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  Speaker 1: or you know, shop your own closet, that kind of thing.
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  Speaker 1: Although I just wear pajamas and T shirts now, so
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  Speaker 1: what doesn't matter. But you know, that is something I've
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  Speaker 1: been really trying to do. So do this, but also
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  Speaker 1: keep it in mind going forward where you can make
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  Speaker 1: the changes, try to make those changes.
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  Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, And I think we do. I think we
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  Speaker 2: will come back and have a bigger conversation about what
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  Speaker 2: these types of thoughtful purchasing I guess awful buying uh
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  Speaker 2: does look like, as well as looking at groups like
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  Speaker 2: you know, buy nothing groups. Even though it's on Facebook,
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  Speaker 2: where else is it on? Is it on the neighbored
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  Speaker 2: one next door? Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: They do post on there. Oh my goodness, so much
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  Speaker 1: strama happening on my next story right now. But I
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  Speaker 1: mean that's the complexity of it, which we do talk
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  Speaker 1: about in that episode of Bridget as well. It's like,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes you have to make your compromises of well, I'll
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  Speaker 1: give up this thing, but I can't really give up
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  Speaker 1: this thing, or it's difficult, But to have those conversations,
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  Speaker 1: to have those thoughts, and to really try what you
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  Speaker 1: can if you can, because not everybody has the ability
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  Speaker 1: to do it like some of us do. So Tea
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  Speaker 1: just think about it, try to do it where you can,
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  Speaker 1: because it's definitely hit and where it hurts. Soul Wallet. Yes, well,
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