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I Love Black People Safe Places App is a platform built by BillMari, which aims to protect Black people from racism and afrophobia around the world. We do this by Crowdsourcing Black friendly businesses from our members.
We have adapted an empowering historical classic, The Negros Motorist Green Guide Book, and revamped it, creating the digital platform built by Black people for Black people.
First printed in 1937, the Green Book was an indispensable guide to Black friendly restaurants, hotels, gas stations, and more. The book was published during the Jim Crow laws, which enforced segregation, allowing white business owners to deny Black patrons service or even the use of the restroom. Black people seeking reasonable assistance only to be met by a White hostile business owner could suffer life-threatening violence. This extreme racism made it a terrifying time to be Black in America. The green book served as a guide to safety, directing users to Black friendly establishments. The book was printed every year from 1937 to 1966.
I Love Black People is crowd-sourcing Black owned and Black friendly businesses to populate our digital Green Book/Survival Guide called I Love Black People Safe Places App where we will host all of this information and resources.
In addition to the website and app, we have the Global Green Book: A Black Survival Guide. In 2020 we came out with the health care edition, The Global Green Book: A Black Survival Guide: 2020 Healthcare Edition. This Black Survival Guide was created to help Black people access Black-owned and Black-friendly healthcare providers especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
To recommend Black friendly businesses, signup to become a member
Christopher Mapondera is the co-founder of I Love Black People and BillMari, the largest Pan-African Bitcoin wallet provider using blockchain technology. He has been at the forefront of integrating technology and economic development for rural and underserved communities in Africa. This includes Agriculture, Energy, Housing, and Industry.
Christopher Mapondera has been involved in establishing business and cultural linkages of the African Diaspora and Africa.
Sinclair Skinner was recently recognized by Time Magazine as one of "The Power Players" in cryptocurrency. He is Co-Founder of the Black Blockchain Summit, ILoveBlackPeople.com and BillMari, the largest Pan-African Bitcoin wallet provider, using blockchain technology to open doors of financial inclusion and economic empowerment. BillMari has been among the most successful bitcoin companies in Africa and is the first to partner with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to lower remittance fees across the Diaspora.
Prior to BillMari, for over two decades Mr. Skinner strategically organized and led movements for those politically disenfranchised. As an early adopter of bitcoin, in 2012 he formed the African American Super PAC, 1911 United Political Action Committee, and became the first to accept bitcoins for contributions. Sinclair Skinner’s background includes being a Product Development Engineer, former US Patent Examiner, and a serial entrepreneur for over 20yrs. He is also recognized as a seasoned, global human rights activist, organizer and proud Howard University & Tuskegee University alum.
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