June 25, 2014
Margarita, "Maggie" Anderson, author of "Our Black Year" is the featured speaker at Northeastern Illinois University's “Black Economic Self Determination” forum at the Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd., from noon to 3 p.m., June 28.
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Author of "Our Black Year" Featured Speaker at NEIU’s Black Economic Forum
Margarita “Maggie” Anderson, author of “Our Black Year,” along with her husband, John Anderson and her children, made history and dominated headlines as the national media covered their real-life case study in self-help economics for the Black community. The family exclusively utilized Black businesses and talent, and consumed only African American-made products for an entire year.