By

Megan Brown

“Black Friday”

What do you think of when you hear “Black Friday?”

Perhaps the Day after Thanksgiving shopping?

http://t.co/KGxuT9esImage by Jonathan Alcorn / Reuters

http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/black-friday-in-photos

Joseph Barrett a Philadelphia Police Officer & Nathan Kleger a news reporter who worked for the Philadelphia Police Department termed the name.

Did you know?

Phili.com

Army Navy Game Philadelphia

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-teams/football/army-navy-football

http://blogs.militarytimes.com/afteraction/2012/12/08/pictures-of-this-years-army-navy-march-on/

http://blogs.militarytimes.com/afteraction/2012/12/08/pictures-of-this-years-army-navy-march-on/

Earl Apfelbaum a stamp collector takes credit for using “Black Friday” in his shopping ad, 1966.

First “Black Friday” used in Advertising

http://www.apfelbauminc.com/ApfelbaumCorner.htm

Why “Black” has a negative history…..

Black Thursday

Hulton/Getty Images

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/gallery/2008/apr/14/economics.photography

Black Tuesday

Bettmann/Corbis

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/gallery/2007/oct/17/blackmonday#/?picture=331000979&index=4

Black Monday

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/gallery/2007/oct/17/blackmonday

Mike Howarth/PA

Black Friday

http://t.co/8HElcLOQ

http://t.co/NlH0xADw

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20121123/NEWS/121123010/Video-Black-Friday-fights?nclick_check=1

http://www.uproxx.com/webculture/2012/11/the-13-images-from-black-friday-2012-that-will-haunt-your-dreams/#page/3

Safety and Freebies

http://fotos.starmedia.com/imagenes/2011/11/black-friday-violento-eeuu.jpg

http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/ap_black_friday_11_dm_121123_ssh.jpg

Joseph Barrett used Black Friday to describe negativity.

Retailers tried to shy away.History of Black has not been positive.Retailers with your help can change the use

of the term.GOLDEN RULE - Respect starts with

ourselves and do unto others as you wish unto yourself.

Now You Know