Building Economic Opportunities for African Americans | Comcast Newsmakers

Building Economic Opportunities for African Americans

Doris Carson Williams, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA

Posted Feb 12, 2019

Pittsburgh continually ranks at the top of most livable city lists. Yet, when it comes to economic opportunity, Pittsburgh’s African American community still falls near the bottom. Joining host Sheila Hyland at the Heinz History Center to talk about building opportunities for African Americans in Pittsburgh is Doris Carson Williams, Pres. and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA. AACCWP.COM

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