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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric Thursday announced a $42,000 grant to the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce in support of a new initiative to support Black women entrepreneurs in the region. Black women entrepreneurs are among the fastest-growing group of women-owned businesses, but they still face the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination, said Tashonda Taylor, SDG&E s vice president of customer operations.
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In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Gas & Electric on Thursday announced a $42,000 grant to the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce in support of a new initiative to support Black women entrepreneurs in the region. Black women entrepreneurs are among the fastest-growing group of women-owned businesses, but they still face the dual challenges of racial and gender discrimination, said Tashonda Taylor, SDG&E s vice president of customer operations.
Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. We remember #42 for breaking the color barrier in professional baseball, but he also opened the door for greater equity and diversity in business as the first Black vice president of a major American corporation after baseball, she said. In his honor, we hope this grant will contribute to greater equity for Black women-owned business in the San Diego region.