Black Voters Matter, the Mass Blackout initiative and more than 50 grassroots organizations across the country called for a national boycott during Thanksgiving weekend, The ”We Ain’t Buying It” initiative focused on pre-selected retailers who dispassionately traded the loyalty of their Black and Brown customers for political expediency.
Black Voters Matter, the Mass Blackout initiative and more than 50 grassroots organizations across the country called for a national boycott during Thanksgiving weekend, The ”We Ain’t Buying It” initiative focused on pre-selected retailers who dispassionately traded the loyalty of their Black and Brown customers for political expediency. (Graphic by Chris Allen, VOICE)

Stephanie Williams is executive editor of the IE Voice and Black Voice News. A longtime champion for civil rights and social justice in all its forms, she is also an advocate for government transparency and committed to ferreting out and exposing government corruption. Over the years Stephanie has reported for other publications in the inland region and Los Angeles and received awards from the California News Publishers Association for her investigative reporting and Ethnic Media Services for her weekly column, Keeping it Real. She also served as a Health Journalism Fellow with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. Contact Stephanie with tips, comments. or concerns at myopinion@ievoice.com.