SR-428A Russell Senate Office Building
United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, held a roundtable focused on finding solutions and best practices for closing the racial wealth gap.
Senator Landrieu was joined at the roundtable by Congressman Cedric Richmond, D-La. and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
Senator Landrieu also released a committee report that takes a snapshot of what the current wealth gap looks like and what may be contributing to it.
Click here to see a copy of the wealth gap report.
Witness Panel 1
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Dr. Signe-Mary McKernanSenior FellowThe Urban Institute
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Dr. Rakesh KochharAssociate Director, ResearchPew Research Center
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Dr. Thomas “Danny” BostonProfessorGeorgia Tech University
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Mr. Darryl HairstonAssociate Administrator, Office of Business DevelopmentU.S. Small Business Administration
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Mrs. Zenita Wickham Hurley, Esq.Special Secretary of Minority AffairsMaryland Governor’s Office
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Ms. Connie EvansPresident and CEOAssociation for Enterprise Opportunity
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Ms. Barbara MajorMemberThe Collaborative Group
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Ms. Lisa HasegawaExecutive DirectorNational Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
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Mr. Kevin AllisChairman of the BoardPotawatomi Business Development Corporation
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Dr. Shree TaylorManaging PartnerDelta Decisions of DC, LLC
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Ms. Anisa BalwaniPresidentRCI Technologies, Inc.
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Ms. Toya PowellVice President, OperationsU.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
