Where the Occupy movement can be commended for criticizing Black Friday, in the same vein, the Occupy movement needs to take a closer look at the socio-economic environment that fosters and sustains things like Black Friday.

FORBES: What is Occupy Black Friday?

Click on the interactive map for an illustration of the extent to which piracy is a problem in 59 countries, as well as the economic costs of the current boom in black-market materials.

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The big problem with all of this is that if there's high expectations that somehow the social ills that the black community faces will suddenly evaporate, they're going to be disappointed -- because the economy, the economic crisis is a major issue that's going to affect the black community, making things worse.

CNN: Commentary: Obama, Cosby, King and the mountaintop

The idea of legislating for black economic empowerment was originally promoted by big white businessmen to ward off post-apartheid calls for nationalisation.

ECONOMIST: South Africa's black empowerment

In a country obsessed by the pace of black economic empowerment, the listing will create more black shareholders than any of the high-profile asset transfers to black-owned companies.

ECONOMIST: Demutualisation

Women represent nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers, while black and Hispanic workers represent a higher share of the minimum-wage workforce than whites, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

NPR: Obama, Business Groups Differ On Minimum Wage Plan

The Italian government needs to get more people to pay their taxes, but, as the economic situation worsens, that is proving harder as more people resort to the black market for cash-in-hand jobs.

BBC: Italy faces stark choices ahead of election

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn revealed in the matchday programme that the Black Cats would be slashing season ticket prices for next season in the hope of maintaining their fan-base in difficult economic times.

BBC: Sunderland 2-0 Stoke