Miami-Dade County celebrate Black Business Month
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- Gilbert, III, Commissioner Kionne L.
- McGhee, other elected officials, and community partners to kick off Black Business Month at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Aug.
- The celebratory event will take place at the Stephen P.
- Clark Center,111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128.
- In 2022, the Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring August as “Black Business Month” in Miami-Dade County.
The Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board (BAAB), the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT), the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), and the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce will join Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee, other elected officials, and community partners to kick off Black Business Month at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Aug. 1. The celebratory event will take place at the Stephen P. Clark Center,111 NW 1st Street, Miami, FL 33128.
National Black Business Month is devoted to supporting and celebrating Black-owned businesses across the country by highlighting this entrepreneurial community to make sure more Black-owned businesses reach higher levels of success. In 2022, the Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring August as “Black Business Month” in Miami-Dade County. Visit the August calendar for a list of events and activities taking place to celebrate Black Business Month.
Miami-Dade County provides equal access and equal opportunity in its programs, services, employment, and activities and does not discriminate based on disability.
For more information or to request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART services, and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or meeting, please contact Black Affairs Advisory Board Director Retha Boone-Fye at 305-375-4606.
The Office of Community Advocacy, operating under the Board is one of the 12 advisory boards including the Black Advisory Board as well as the Goodwill Ambassadors Program. The Office is committed to fostering a unified and inclusive community in Miami-Dade County.
