By Alexis Stodghill on Feb 2nd 2011 5:49PM
Filed under: News
From Diversity News:
Walgreens, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, said today that in honor of Black History Month, the company will be giving special recognition to its African-American vendor partners.
Spotlighting the vendors is a part of its Community Corner initiative showcasing products by minority-owned businesses. The initiative enables Walgreens customers to identify products by diverse vendors through displays, in-store signage and announcements, national print and radio advertisements, in-store product demonstrations and a new Community Corner sticker that will be placed on each featured item.
In addition to African American-owned businesses, the Community Corner initiative launched awareness campaigns and promotions supporting products produced by women-owned businesses during National Women's History Month in May and products by Hispanic businesses during Hispanic Heritage Month in October.
According to a company release, the program drove a 12 percent sales increase among featured items and garnered recognition and support from national community and economic development organizations.
Throughout Black History Month in February, the products by African-American owned vendors will be featured in more than 2,500 Walgreens stores. The products will also be available for up to 50 percent off the regular price at
Walgreens.com/cc.
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By: SAY WHAT on 2/02/2011 9:05PM
Man...
There goes the neighborhood.
No seriously, I'm going to Walmart TONIGHT!
My shoe laces are straight up busted and I need some of those corn chips to BoyeeEEEEE!!
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By: charise on 2/03/2011 7:17AM
@ say what
That Walgreens not walmart you dumbass
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By: SAY WHAT on 2/03/2011 7:20AM
OHHHH...Damn.
Man i gotta stop drinkin and readin
Soon as i get my corn chips and laces
I'm going to Walgreens and get me an ace bandage for my knee-caps and some compound w for that big az* wart on muh pinky toe!
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By: Pink on 2/04/2011 10:18AM
Great! At least Wal-gren is recognizing African Americans businesses. Thanks
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By: Buffalo Soldier 9 on 2/08/2011 6:19PM
Keep telling that history:
Read the greatest fictionalized 'historical novel', Rescue at Pine Ridge, the first generation of Buffalo Soldiers. The website is: http://www.rescueatpineridge.com This is the greatest story of Black Military History...5 stars Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. Youtube commercials are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD66NUKmZPsv=jVslyHmDy9A&feature=related
Rescue at Pine Ridge is the story of the rescue of the famed 7th Cavalry by the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers. The 7th Cavalry got their butts in a sling again after the Little Big Horn Massacre, fourteen years later, the day after the Wounded Knee Massacre. If it wasn't for the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, there would of been a second massacre of the 7th Cavalry. This story is about, brutality, compassion, reprisal, bravery, heroism and gallantry.
I know you’ll enjoy the novel. I wrote the story that embodied the Native Americans, Outlaws and African-American/Black soldiers, from the south to the north, in the days of the Native American Wars with the approaching United States of America.
The novel was taken from my mini-series movie with the same title, “RaPR” to keep the story alive. Hollywood has had a lot of strikes and doesn’t like telling our stories…its been “his-story” of history all along…until now. The movie so far has attached, Bill Duke directing, Hill Harper, Glynn Turman, James Whitmore Jr. and a host of other major actors in which we are in talks with.
When you get a chance, also please visit our Alpha Wolf Production website at; http://www.alphawolfprods.com and see our other productions, like Stagecoach Mary, the first Black Woman to deliver mail for the US Postal System in Montana, in the 1890's, “spread the word”.
Peace.
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By: twf on 2/15/2011 10:43PM
A part of black history is the story of Toussaint L’Ouverture from Haiti who fought against the French oppressors and the slave trade. A dramatized clip of his last moments in prison is found here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468184/ This is from the film “The Last Days of Toussaint L’Ouverture.”
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