No Buy 2025, Bouquets with a Spin, and Giving Tuesday: MKE Black
Spanning The State · 620 WTMJ
February 4, 202532m 56s
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Show Notes
Today on Spanning the State, Kristin Brey and Brian Noonan share their thoughts on the online trend “No Buy 2025” which encourages less spending for a underconsumption core lifestyle. They discuss what’s pushing the trend. Is it removing the need to purchase items not critical for a day-to-day lifestyle or is it turn political consumer activism? Asha Sawyers, Interim Executive Director of MKE Black joins Kristin and Brian for Giving Tuesday. Sawyers shares how MKE Black supports locally owned black businesses. She explains how many businesses they have in their directory, the criteria needed to join MKE Black, the events they have coming up, their partnerships with bigger organizations like the Milwaukee Bucks and Northwestern Mutual and more. Then Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and instead of provide the same Costco flowers and hallmark card Lego has created a new unique gift for loved ones their own Lego flower bouquet.