August 13, 2024, 5:00 PM
August is National Black Business Month, when Black-owned businesses are celebrated, and leaders in D.C. are marking the occasion by visiting and highlighting entrepreneurs in the area.
“We’re recognizing Black-owned businesses,” said Nina Albert, D.C.’s deputy mayor for planning and economic development. “It’s an opportunity for me to hear from folks and hear how it’s going.”
Albert went on a tour of small businesses Tuesday, shaking hands and talking with business owners in Southeast D.C.’s Congress Heights and Anacostia neighborhoods.
“You have a choice — you can buy from Amazon or you can go and explore what our community has to offer,” Albert said. “We want to make sure that entrepreneurs in this community have the support system that they need.”
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