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2023 Black History Luncheon

February 21. 2023 - Black History Luncheon at the Ernest L. Knight Center at Alabama A&M University

Annual Business Conference

2022 Event Recap with photos and much more information

AUGUST IS BLACK BUSINESS MONTH!

The history of Black Business Month can be traced back to the year 2004, when engineering entrepreneur Frederick E. Jordan partnered with the president and executive editor of the scholarly publishing company eAccess Corp,’ John William Templeton, to start this annual reflection and recognition event. The intention of the pair was to “drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 million African-American businesses,” in order to highlight and empower Black business owners all over, especially given the unique challenges faced by minority business owners. This stemmed from Jordan’s own personal experience of the struggle to gain financial backing and funding when he began his own firm in San Francisco in 1969.

The history of African American businesses is largely an untold story in America history.  The end of slavery left African Americans free for the first time to take full value of their skills, capital and investments for themselves. Business success in the Black community provided a key source of money and leadership for the Civil Rights movement in the twentieth century. One need only recall multi-millionaire businessman A. G. Gaston’s role in Birmingham.  

At the Fourth Atlanta Conference in 1898, conference convener, Dr. William E.B. DuBois voiced strategies needed for the growth of Black businesses.  2 of these tenets are easily in our grasp, but are seemingly elusive in actual application, one being that Blacks would patronize Black business, even to their financial disadvantage (i.e. perhaps paying a little more), and two that Black churches, schools, and newspapers would promote Black business. Imagine where our communities might be today, if we had been executing these basics for the last120+ years!

Support your own during Black Business Month in August, practice can become a year round  habit.

 
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Third Tuesday of Every Month @ 12:00 Noon
Monthly Info-Networking Meeting
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Member News and Events

Drake State Awarded $2.4 million Federal Grant to Connect Minority Communities to High-Speed Internet

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Drake State Community & Technical College received a $2.4 million grant award as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA), Connecting Minority Communities Pilot (CMCP) program, to help eliminate historical broadband and computer access inequities in and around Madison County, Alabama. Drake State applied for the competitive federal grant, along with more than 200 universities and colleges across the United States. Drake was one of the first five universities and the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to be awarded a CMCP grant by the federal government.

Our Dedication To Local Businesses

What we can do for you

Networking Events

Participate in business, educational and social activities to meet people who can help your business succeed by sharing information, providing services, products, resources, or referrals.

Business Coaching

One-on-one personalized business coaching free of charge. Determine where you are, where you want to be, and walk away with a plan to get there.

Chamber Advertising

Advertising through the Chamber offers your company exposure to the the business community. Creates awareness for your products and services, and allows you to target your marketing efforts to potential customers.

Our Event Gallery

Some of the wonderful people we have part of our group. Come join us!

Our Monthly Networking Meeting

Third Tuesday of Every Month - 12pm Information Networking Meeting

Informative Speakers bring knowledge and spur ideas. Non-members are welcome to attend

Network with like-minded people interested in your success.
Our chamber is focused the collective growth and sustainability of the members.

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