SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce and The San Diego Union-Tribune officially recognized RISE San Diego as the city’s Black-Owned Business of the Year.
One ongoing initiative at RISE is their State of Urban Neighborhoods (SUNRISE) webinar series in which community members join together to discuss topics relating to systemic oppression in San Diego’s Black community.
In the webinar series, members work towards policy changes that transform underrepresented communities.
Tony Young, current President and CEO of RISE San Diego, was the first African American budget chair in San Diego and the first African American president of city council in a major Californian city.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Apr 05, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) The Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP) is reaffirming its commitment to bringing a black owned and operated Credit Union to North Minneapolis.
Valerie Geaither, Chair of the ABEP Board of Directors, and a former 20-year resident of North Minneapolis explained that, “After undergoing internal management changes and COVID-19, ABEP like many other organizations paused operations, reorganized and is now moving forward.”
ABEP’s new Board of Directors were installed following the civil unrest following George Floyd’s alleged murder. After initiating a strategic planning process, they hired Debra Hurston as their new Executive Director.
And then there was another disturbing experience at a different job.
“Going to a job site and my boss displayed the confederate flag as big as the wall behind his desk 24/7,” she said.
McKissack said being a Black woman in the architecture, engineering and construction industry hasn’t been easy. She’s now the president and CEO of McKissack & McKissack. Even with extensive experience and proven success, she runs into questions about her qualifications.
“Every time you go after a major project, you’re always questioned,” she said. “No matter how many memorials you put on the national mall, which we’ve done a lot of. How many schools have we built, managed the construction of or designed. Every time we go to the next one, it’s always a question.”
Erica Mena Defends Herself for Using the Word Black-Owned Business for Her Alleged Business
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Someone confronts the Love and Hip Hop: New York star over the claims in an Instagram comment that read, Y not just list as a Latino owned ? Was that not an option? Mar 17, 2021
Erica Mena is never hesitant to fiercely respond to someone who criticizes her. The
Love & Hip Hop New York star addressed the allegations that she falsely branded a company called The Crowned Lady as a Black-owned business, prompting someone to question who is the owner of the company because Erica is latina.
Updated: 3:22 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021 Melody Simmons Baltimore Business Journal A long-ignored food desert in west Baltimore will soon get a grocery store and an opportunity zone investment.Market Fresh Gourmet is set to open an 8,000-square-foot full-service grocery store on the street level of the Center\West apartment development at 101 N. Schroeder St.The Prince George s County-based grocery company is a Black-owned business whose mission is to open markets in underserved communities. The store recently attracted an opportunity zone investment from the private Arctaris Fund, some of it based in New England and Maryland.Dan Bythewood Jr., co-founder and president of La Cite Development LLC, the developer and owner of Center\West, said the grocery store was a boost of confidence for the fledgling project that has had fits and starts for two years. The opportunity zone investment by Arctaris is an added layer of gravitas.Read the full story from our par