Buy Black Empowerment initiative app

Buy Black KC launched an app to connect customers with Black-owned businesses.

THIS MORNING WE'REHELPING YOU SUPPORTBLACK OWNEDBUSINESSES IN KANSASCITY.PROTESTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY FOR RACIALEQUALITY - HAVE ALSOCALLED ON AMERICANS TOSPEND THEIR MONEYEQUALLY AMONG SMALLBUSINESSES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US WITH ALOOK AT ONE GROUPCONNECTING THE PIECES.LIKE ANYTHING INTODAY"S DAY AND AGE -THERE"S AN APP FORTHAT.BUY BLACK KC CREATED ASMARTPHONE APP TOPOINT YOU TOWARDBLACK-OWNEDBUSINESSES LIKE RUBYJEAN"S JUICERY.LET ME SHOW YOU WHATTHE BUY BLACKEMPOWERMENT INITIATIVEAPP LOOKS LIKE.IT"S BASICALLY ADIRECTORY OF BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES.A KANSAS CITY GROUPLAUNCHED IT IN 2O13 ANDHAS SINCE EXPANDED TOINCLUDE OTHER CITIES.NOW LEADERS AREWORKING ON UPDATING ITTO MEET TODAY"SDEMAND AND GIVE BLACKOWNERS ANY BOOST THEYCAKathy Persley // Buy BlackEmpowerment InitiativeSWe just want to continue tobeable to provide opportunities togrow,maybe from one person to tenpeople.

So whatever we can do tosupport that, we"re lookingforward to doing that andhelpingpeople develop themselves andtheirbusinesses.OK HOW DO YOU FIND THEAPP: SIMPLY SEARCHSBUY BLACK APP ONGOOGLE PLAY OR APPLESTORES.IT IS FREE.REPORTING LIVE IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS TODAY.