feature: whereu came from app connects black consumers to local, reliable black-owned businesses for all needs

In an interview with Black Enterprise, Atlanta-based social entrepreneur and WhereU creator Dr. Dionne Mahaffey spoke about the significant buying power of the black community (approx. $1.3 trillion) and the abysmal circulation of that money within the community itself. A dollar in the black community circulates for six hours, where a dollar in the Asian and Jewish communities circulates for 30 and 20 days, respectively. Alternatively, only two cents on every dollar blacks spend goes back into our businesses. “It will take all of us across all socio-economic statuses to build black wealth. We’ve got to invest in our own community. For us, community can’t be limited to where we are domiciled, since many of us live in non-black neighborhoods.When we start to embrace the diaspora-view that our community is wherever we find our people, then we will be more inclined to support one another, even if it means taking a long drive,” Mahffey told Black Enterprise.

WhereU Came From is now available for iPhone and Android.

By Erin White*, AFROPUNK contributor