Local officials and mayors are urging Black business leaders to go after government contracts. 'Come to the table and be ready,' said Pennsylvania State Rep. Darisha Parker.
During his career, he said, “Corporate America gave me an entry point, but entrepreneurship created wealth.”Goldstein recalled the pivotal decision by Atlanta’s first-ever Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, in the 1970s to. As Atlanta was becoming a hub for air travel, Jackson demanded that they receive a share of the business building and operating a new terminal at what’s now called Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It’s named after former mayors William B. Hartsfield and Jackson.
Black-owned businesses know there’s money on the table, Hairston told the attendees, which included the mayors of Augusta, Cleveland, Montgomery, Ala., St. Louis, and Chester, as well as Philadelphia City Councilmember Derek Green, former Mayor Michael Nutter, and regional business leaders.
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