New Orleans rapper and serial entrepreneur Master P has launched a line of 'Uncle P' food products to offer consumers a Black-owned alternative to brands that use Black names and imagery, but don't often give back to Black communities.
Master P has launched a line of "Uncle P" food products to offer consumers a Black-owned alternative to brands that use Black names and imagery, but don't often give back to Black communities.The New Orleans rapper and serial entrepreneur told CNN that he had always assumed brands like Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's were Black-owned.
"Right now we're burning down our blocks and our communities while protesting injustice, but if we are able to own products and put money back in our community, we could buy those blocks back instead of burning them down," he said.American companies wouldn't have as many racist logos if C-suites were more diverse"If they made billions of dollars off Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, imagine how much we'll make to give back to our own community.
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