Black businesses as community anchors: History, economic power, and the fight to preserve it @BrookingsInstitution
Black businesses as community anchors: History, economic power, and the fight to preserve it  @BrookingsInstitution
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Center for Community Uplift at Brookings will host an event to examine how Black businesses continue to function as community anchors amidst an ever-evolving policy landscape. Andre Perry, senior fellow and director of the Center for Community Uplift, will present new findings from the Black Business Parity Dashboard. This research models the increase in revenue, jobs, and wages a community would receive if the share of Black businesses were to match the population share of Black people. These projections help us answer the question: In which metro areas is progress toward business ownership parity accelerating, and where do gaps remain most entrenched?

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