COMSTAR Advisors CEO Sam Combs (left), Black Enterprise CEO Earl Butch Graves Jr., Collab Capital Managing Partner Jewel Burks Solomon, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission Project Director Phil Armstrong, National Association of Securities Professionals CEO Ron Parker and Nationwide Retirement Plans President Eric Stevenson participate in a kickoff news conference for Economic Empowerment Day.
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A conference in Tulsa on Tuesday sought to bring attention to the racial wealth gap.
Economic Empowerment Day is part of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission’s slate of events. Project Director Phil Armstrong said the conference brought together Black executives and business leaders from around the country.