What Is Kansas City 'Blackout Friday' 2025?!?

Here's our vantage of the local impact so far . . .

A few social media outlets encourage shoppers to patronize East side biz today . . . The embattled Sunfresh on Linwood needs all the help it can get. 

Also, earlier this week we noted the "Black-Owned Restaurant Passport" that is actually pretty useful just in terms of finding really great food from small biz. 

And today we expect more notes from activists & leaders supporting the "Blackout" that's basically another protest MAGA and big corporations. 

Here's the best summary we could find along with links to more info . . .

"The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence set to start at midnight an 'economic blackout,' a term that has since been shared and debated on social media. The activist movement said it also plans to promote weeklong consumer boycotts of particular companies, including Walmart and Amazon.

"Other activists, faith-based leaders and consumers already are organizing boycotts to protest companies that have scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and to oppose President Donald Trump’s moves to abolish all federal DEI programs and policies. Some faith leaders are encouraging their congregations to refrain from shopping at Target, one of the companies backing off DEI efforts, during the 40 days of Lent that begin Wednesday."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott

A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of "economic resistance" to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans.

Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it?

A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.

Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts

Black-owned companies urged against a boycott, saying they would lose revenue and consumer exposure.

Black consumers are boycotting Target and corporations retreating from DEI | CNN

A growing number of Black consumers are collectively boycotting Target and other retailers that have recently reversed DEI programs following backlash from President Donald Trump and his conservative allies.

Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?

A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money on Friday. The People's Union USA describes it as an act of "economic resistance" to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the

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