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Black History Month Edition to celebrate Baltimore business mavericks
(BALTIMORE – February 13, 2023) – The City of Baltimore has a rich Black business history, one of national and international proportions. From Tom Smith and Willie Adams to Harry Wilson to Dorothy Brunson and Reginald F. Lewis, this city has produced iconic figures in a number of industries. And let’s not forget Osborne Payne, Henry Parks, Raymond V. Haysbert, Robert Lee Clay, and Arnold Jolivet.
These business legends advocated for Black businesses, helped change policies, and ultimately made the pathway easier for us today.
Jesus! We can’t forget the late Congressman Parren J. Mitchell. Heck, he helped author the federal 8(A) program which helped create a whole new class of Black millionaires.
With such a backdrop, BMORENews.com will present Black Wall St. BALTIMORE, our 2023 Black History Month edition, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 6 to 8 pm at Terra Cafe Bmore, located at 101 E. 25th Street.
Honorees include Tawanda Jones, Tracy Stevens, Mark Clack, Edwin Avent, Jeff Hargrave, Jerry Cross, Terrance Frazier, and Rikki Vaughn.
The awards were designed to celebrate Black entrepreneurs and professionals as well as the people who support them regardless of race.
RSVP to https://blackwallstreetbaltimore2023.eventbrite.com. Copies of Doni Glover’s 2021 book, “I Am Black Wall Street”, will be available for sale.
