March 8, 2023
Pictured [L-R] Charles H. DeBow, III, President/CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce (Founded 1993), Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (Founded 1969) and Dr. Ken L. Harris, Ph.D., President/CEO, The National Business League (Founded 1900)
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National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Form a Historic Alliance to Develop Black-Owned Businesses
The New Alliance Between the MBDA and the NABB Aims to Amplify Black Business Development and Global Competitiveness as Part of a Growing Movement to Form a Nationally Unified Black Business Agenda
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) signed a historic MOU during the NABB's first annual National Black Business Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The NABB was co-founded by the National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), which represent a combined 153 years of service to Black businesses and are now collectively working to organize a unified national black economic agenda.