itsalburton:

alwaysbewoke:

In cities, dollar stores are targeting African American neighborhoods and they are opening at a density that makes it impossible for new grocers and other local business to take root and grow. 

these motherfuckers. i had no idea these motherfuckers are doing this to our communities. fuck!! 

the story

this makes stories like this sooooo much more amazing and important:

These stores are doing it to push out the competition with prices they can’t match so that they’re the ONLY option for customers (like Wal-Mart’s done since its start), then they’ll gouge the price once entire communities rely upon them as the SOLE food-provider

Because if the only store around is Dollar General / Family Dollar, where else can you go?