On Wednesday, May 20th at 6:00 pm ET, Ashley D. Bell, SBA Regional Administrator and Entrepreneurship Policy Advisor for the White House Opportunity & Revitalization Council and Tip “T.I.” Harris, rapper, entertainer, and entrepreneur will kick off a call for minority entrepreneurs across the South. The 100,000 Strong call will highlight resources available to small business owners in the wake of COVID-19; protecting jobs and continuing economic growth.  Speakers on the call include John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of nonprofit Operation HOPE, Bishop Kevin L. Adams, Sr., senior pastor of Olivet Baptist Church (OBC)Labriah Lee Holt, Founder, Sweetroots of Atlanta, John Lewis, Executive Vice President, The Harbor Bank of Maryland, Dhani Jones, Advisor to LCA Bank Corporation, Keita Joy, EdD., M.S., CEO, Success Uncensored Coaching, Brandon Comer of Comer Capital, Corey Holeman, Chairman of the Northern VA Black Chamber of Commerce, Paul Wilson, Area Director of the Small Business Development Center at Georgia State University, and Eddie George, Retired NFL Player/Entrepreneur. 100,000 Strong has an elected and community leader host committee who will be participating on this call. Included on this host committee from Florida are Oliver Gilbert, Mayor of Miami Gardens and Tanisha Nunn Gary, Esq., President of the African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida.

Click to watch the livestream broadcast on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm EST.