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The $250,000,000 Mission to Preserve Black History

The $250,000,000 Mission to Preserve Black History

Lonnie Bunch’s mission includes raising $250 million in donations from corporations, foundations, and individuals for the museum, and mining the world for artifacts that will represent the “wide arc of history—slavery, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Migrations to the North and West, segregation, the civil rights movement and beyond, including issues of the 21st century.”

Energy Efficient

Stephanie Dawkins, senior vice president of AB Volvo is regarded as one of the top female labor negotiators on a global platform.

8. I Will Support the Creation and Growth of Minority-Owned Businesses

Disposable income in the black community is still on the rise. Black buying power today is $913 billion strong and is predicted to reach an all-time high of $1.2 trillion by 2013. Yet, studies show that African Americans spend only five cents out of every dollar with black-owned businesses.

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