In the country of Ivory Coast in Africa. Children are being force to work in slave labor camps by chocolate producers {cocoa}. Cocoa actually comes from a bean which has to be grown and harvested. This requires a lot of work if you do not have a modern technology or equipment. There are a estimate 100,000 children working in cocoa producing countries around the world! Some 70 to 75 percent of the worlds cocoa comes from West Africa especially the Ivory Coast.
The reason why I bring this up it is so important to remember in the 90s and 2000s we indirectly help cause one of the worst notorieties in human conflict with the bling era. With are love of cheap diamonds, blood diamonds or conflict diamonds as there properly called.
As African- Americans we make up one of the largest consumer base in the world! We must learn as people how to vote with our dollars, this will have a direct impact on sale of goods, thus causing a direct responds from sellers of goods. But more than anything we need to become producers, manufactures and owners of the goods we buy, like all other people of the world!
peace, love and unity
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