FUBU Ain’t Free! The Cost of Black Ownership

<p><strong>This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum talk about Black elitism and Black owned brands with the owner of Actively Black, Lanny Smith.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>You might&rsquo;ve seen Lanny Smith&rsquo;s viral posts recently where he addresses the controversy around Ralph Lauren&rsquo;s new &ldquo;Oak Bluffs&rdquo; line of apparel. Oak Bluffs, a town on Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard, has been a gathering place for the Black community for more than 100 years. Folks have called the clothing line &ldquo;elitist;&rdquo; the jackets and blazers cost well over $500. Should we denounce this celebration of Black culture just for being elitist?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Maybe, maybe not. More importantly, we do not need white businesses to validate Black culture. The Black community spends 10&rsquo;s of billions of dollars on apparel every year, and just a fraction of that goes back to the Black community, even though WE are the source of so much American style. Let&rsquo;s talk about how we change THAT.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Plus, what is happening in Gaza right now is beyond horrific. We have to spend a little time updating y&rsquo;all on the situation, Gazans are starving to death.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>And of course we&rsquo;ll hear from you! If you&rsquo;d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/"><strong>http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/</strong></a><strong> and send to @nativelandpod.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We are 467 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y&rsquo;all!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&mdash;---------</strong></p> <p><strong>We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nativelandpod/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nativelandpod"><strong>X/Twitter</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555252803861"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://nativelandpod.com"><strong>NativeLandPod.com</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NativeLandPod"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks&nbsp; to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br /><strong>Theme music created by</strong><a href="https://www.daniellaurent.com/"><strong> </strong><strong>Daniel Laurent</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>