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NORTH CAROUNA OFFICE FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES June 2021 Edition
Celebrating Juneteenth
Black Business Forum
Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day in North
Carolina, honoring the oldest known commemoration of the abolition of
slavery in the United States. "As we celebrate Black heritage, history and
freedom, it's critical that we also take this
opportunity to both celebrate the progress
we’ve made and accept the challenge we
still face to achieve true racial equality,"
said Governor Cooper. "By addressing the
systemic racism that has been in our
communities for centuries, we can create a
more just and equitable future."
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when
Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas
and announced the news of freedom, reaching some of the last enslaved
men and women in the United States. Despite over 150 years of progress
since the abolition of slavery, Black communities still face economic,
institutional, and social barriers.
In June 2020, Gov. Cooper established the Andrea Harris Social,
Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force to address the
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In conjunction with Juneteenth, the Black
Business Forum was held on June 25th. The
half-day session was presented by ResilNC, NC
Department of Administration, Office for
Historically Underutilized Businesses, and State
of North Carolina. Governor Cooper, ResilNC and
HUB Director Tammie Hall, alongside industry
leaders in entrepreneurship, finance, and
advisory services, provided insight and direction
on subjects to propel black businesses back into
the workforce in 2021. The topics included:
* Access to Capital: The Right Capital at
the Right Time
* Contract Academy: Selling to
Government & Corporate Supply Chains
* State of Play for Underestimated
Entrepreneurs across the State
longstanding, systemic disparities in communities of color. He also
created the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
to acknowledge and eliminate systemic racial bias in criminal justice.
Read the Governor's Proclamation.
State Government
Leaders Set Vision
Governor Cooper along with
state leaders, including
Department of Administration
Secretary Pamela B. Cashwell
and HUB Director Tammie Hall,
met in June to set the vision for
the next three years. The vision
includes working towards a more
open and transparent state
government, recognizing systemic practices that have been barriers to
success, and further incorporating the inclusion of HUB businesses. State
leaders are working to create impactful and lasting changes in 2021 for the
betterment of North Carolina.
"The state's Black businesses still
do not get their fair share of work
from state agencies. To achieve
equitable business outcomes in
NC, state and local governments
must renew their commitment to
equitable procurement statewide,
via our largest public-sector
budgets. The stronger the
commitments, the lower the
hurdles to access, the better the
outcomes will be.” - ResilNC
Thank you to all who participated!
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