Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Cleanliness Is Next To Wealthiness: African Americans Have Always Been Leaders In The Laundry Business

The axiom reads “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” So I suppose there’s no reason to be surprised that African Americans — a community known for its spirituality — have a long history caring for and cleaning garments. The relationship between Blacks and laundry is more than an offshoot of plantation duties with a washboard.

It’s an industry that has long been good to both women and the darker-skinned of the United States. Better, the clean clothes business has also proven a

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