'COVID-19 has taken a toll on all businesses, but Black-owned businesses have been hit especially hard,' writes Malik Majeed, CEO of Philadelphia's largest Black-owned company.
to diversify contracting in partnership with Philadelphia’s Chamber of Commerce.
Moving forward, this should be the new normal. It should not take a pandemic for governments, organizations, and private companies to invest in Black and brown-owned businesses.
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