For over 35 years, I have enjoyed my close friends Bilal and Howard and others who shared many great times together with me.

Gift cards seem to be a popular choice for many ages. When I sit back and imagine how my mother did all that shopping for me and kept everything hid until Christmas. I often laughed and wondered how Santa Claus cane to my house, knowing we didn’t have a fireplace.

In the United States, Black-owned businesses are 35 percent more likely to fail than white-owned businesses. Black-owned businesses also tend to start with less capital and are four times more likely to be denied credit than are white-owned firms.

So as you can see the Friday after Thanksgiving can mean various things, depending on your age.