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On Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00 pm ET, Ashley D. Bell, SBA Regional Administrator and Entrepreneurship Policy Advisor for the White House Opportunity & Revitalization Council and Tip “T.I.” Harris, rapper, entertainer, and entrepreneur will kick off a call for minority entrepreneurs across the South. The 100,000 Strong call will highlight resources available to small business owners in the wake of COVID-19; protecting jobs and continuing economic growth.
Speakers on the call include John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of nonprofit Operation HOPE, Bishop Kevin L. Adams, Sr., senior pastor of Olivet Baptist Church (OBC) Labriah Lee Holt, Founder, Sweetroots of Atlanta, John Lewis, Executive Vice President, The Harbor Bank of Maryland, Dhani Jones, Special Consultant to LCA Bank Corporation, Keita Joy, EdD., M.S., CEO, Success Uncensored Coaching, Brandon Comer of Comer Capital, Corey Holeman, Chairman of the Northern VA Black Chamber of Commerce, Kareem Lanier, Co-Founder, Urban Revitalization Coalition, Paul Wilson, Area Director of the Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University, and Eddie George, Retired NFL Player/Entrepreneur.
100,000 Strong has an elected and community leader host committee who will be participating on this call. Included on this host committee are:
Virginia: Justin Fairfax, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Mississippi: Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson
Alabama: Randall L. Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham
Alabama: Steven L. Reed, Mayor of Montgomery
Florida: Oliver Gilbert, Mayor of Miami Gardens
Florida: Tanisha Nunn Gary, Esq., President, African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida,
Georgia: Karen Bennett, Chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
Georgia: Andre Dickens, Post 3 At Large, Atlanta City Council
Kentucky: Reginald Meeks, Chair of the Kentucky Legislative Black Caucus
South Carolina: Stephen Gilchrist, Chair, SC African American Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina: Adria Jervay, Publisher, The Carolinian
Tennessee: G.A. Hardaway, Chair, Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus
WHAT: 100,000 Strong Hosted by SBA’s Ashley D. Bell & Tip “T.I.” Harris
WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 6:00 pm
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