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As we approach the holidays, we are gearing up for a time of giving and celebration. We look forward to our favorite galas, private parties, the travel to warm places or even home.
Let’s not forget the shopping. Beginning with Thanksgiving Thursday followed by Black Friday kicking of the official winter holiday season. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States. This day is when many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices. As it turns out ‘Black Friday,’ has proved itself to be ‘big business.’ It has become so popular that people line-up, camp out or sleep in the cars awaiting the store doors to open so that they can be amongst the first to enter. The stores often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving night. Some stores' sales continue through Monday known as Cyber Monday or for the week. But before we move on to that let’s not ignore our favorite charitable organizations. Make it easy on yourself and donate on ‘Giving Tuesday,’ December 3, 2024 all day long starting with a gift to Chicago News Weekly simply go to cnwmedia.com and follow the prompts. Your donation will assist us in providing you essential factual unbiased information and sharing the stories about people who make a difference in the world.
Kick It Off On Black Friday
‘Black Friday’ just keeps getting longer and longer since its initial beginnings in 1869. Deemed so because of the financial crisis when the value of gold plunged affecting investors. It was in the 1950’s that the term was later used in American retail, starting ambiguously referring to Stock market fall. The shift occurred when retailers purportedly pivoted from loss ("in the red") to profit ("in the black").
Black Friday is the gateway to Christmas giving parents/shoppers hope to get ahead of the normal prices of the holiday shopping grift.
Kwanzaa celebrates what its founder called the seven principles of Kwanzaa, or Nguzo Saba (originally Nguzu Saba – the seven principles of African Heritage developed in 1965, a year before Kwanzaa itself. I’m not going to provide a history lesson, but we are going to focus on two principles to remind you that business is a three way street. The purchase of merchandise contributes to the merchant/business, the shopper and the community adding to its growth and wealth.
1. Ujima (Collective work and responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together.
2. Ujamaa (Cooperative economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Circulate Your Dollars and Make Them Count
We know that you can’t buy everything from Black Owned Businesses but do consider and make the effort to shop with Black businesses that just may have exactly what you want. This week we are looking at some of our Black own Boutiques to dress you with style and panache.
• Essential Elements: 1640 E. 87th St | Chicago, Illinois Tuesday-Saturday 11a-6p Closed Sunday-Monday Free Parking Boutique | 773.978.1200 Web | 773.978.5503 Tues
Small business ‧ Women's clothing store in Chicago, Illinois
If you like to be stylish but unique this Hip boutique stocks funky but classy , on-trend apparel and accessories for women, plus jewelry & footwear.
• Maxine’s Boutique’s has several locations Call for precise address: Phone: (773) 221-8308. You can shop in the store or online . If you’re looking for that upscale woman’s fashion experience you can find clothing apparel, shoes, and accessories to your liking . Call first for particulars and schedule your time. Located on the south side
• Teranz Boutique:
312.345,0881Teranz.com
The upscale boutique feature trendy designer women's apparel, shoes & accessories specializing in after five and evening wear has been a favorite of many who are on their way to the Grammy’s , Bet Awards or Soul Train Awards, or a wedding, prom etc.
Teranz is located n the Chicago Loop for 25 years plus
17 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60602
• Takara Designs Boutique,
4223 W Lake St, Chicago,
This fabulous boutique is a chic fashion destination and love nest of its creative designer Takara where she presents the work she creates as a curated selection of stylish cloth and accessories. located at 4223 W. Lake Street Chicago, IL Phone: (773) 517-8211
Takara Designs Boutique is a chic fashion destination in the heart of Chicago, IL, offering a curated selection of stylish clothing and accessories.
• A Chic Charitable Boutique is uniquely poised to satisfy your wide range of needs. It offers new fresh apparel styles as well as a charitable resale department where you can find any label from St. John’s to Carolina Herrera, Gucci. Louis Vuitton, Prada and so on. The new fashion items sophisticated from the boardroom to the basketball game on point for both. Perhaps its most unique feature is the original designs of its proprietor Shawna Spencer.
Located at the Roosevelt Collection / 150 West Roosevelt/ 1143 S Delano Ct, Chicago, IL 60605 60605. Phone 312.998.9013
• Khamryn B
Khamryn is the perfect boutique to shop affordable high price glamor look says Khamiya one the owner’s who grew up in the fashion retail business. The boutique has men and women’s apparel appeals to the jazzy and the coifed who are particular about their appearance. The quality of clothing, shoes and accessories have that high end quality , high fashion appeal at a price. You will spark attention and compliments wearing something from Khamyrn B.
Located in the South Loop’s Rosevelt Collection at 150 West Roosevelt,/ 1143 S Delano Ct, Chicago, IL 60605 Phone: (312) 619-1816
• Aplomb (1010 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609)
Aplomb is a Black- and woman-owned vintage shop on 35th Street. A creative studio and retail space, Aplomb offers modern vintage collections of accessories, blouses, coats, dresses, jewelry, and other apparel.
• Jugrnaut
(A Men's clothing store featuring a great selection of brands and a friendly and welcoming staff." The apparel is primarily casual and business attire. Located at 427 S Dearborn St (312) 435-4635