Statistically entrepreneurial wise, according to the report although Black women are especially likely to start a business, they tend to fall behind when it comes to revenue generation. Businesses owned by Black women tend to produce just under $40,000 annually compared to average per-firm revenues of over $68,000 for Latina-owned firms, more than $170,000 for Asian American woman-owned firms, and nearly $190,000 for firms owned by White women.
“These are the types of issues and questions that will be addressed Friday during our Power of the Sister Vote Town Hall Meeting,” said Rev. Dr. Judith C. Moore. The town hall meeting is April 22, 5 p.m. at the Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Avenue in Wilkinsburg. Organizers include local groups Sisters Saving Ourselves Now and the African American Women for Political Change. National groups are the Black Women’s Roundtable and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.
“With the Pennsylvania Primary Election on Tuesday our goal is to gather as many women of voting age as possible to remind them of the power they have and to educate them on the issues at hand,” said Moore founder and executive director of Sisters Saving Ourselves Now. Moore also said she is pleased to partner with local and national groups to host the town hall. “It demonstrates our ability to capitalize on each other’s strengths and to work as a unit.”
Focused on underserved women, Sisters Saving Ourselves Now’s objective is to convene other likeminded organizations that have a passion and a willingness to collectively participate in eliminating the challenges women of all colors face. One of their goals is to develop a national agenda for mobilizing around the five pillar areas of focus of the Black Women in the United States, 2016 report. Areas are: Inclusive Democracy; Economic Opportunity and Access; Quality Education and Access; Quality Healthcare and Health Justice; and Systematic Racism within the Criminal Justice System.
Since 2001, the Pittsburgh based AAWPC, a non-partisan, multi-election, political action committee has been identifying and supporting viable candidates, especially women, whose positions and actions reflect AAWPC’s priorities and objectives. It studies and supports candidates on the Pennsylvania landscape while advocating to make sure that the issues that affect the African American community are introduced, considered and dealt with.
“It is an honor to have Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the, NCBCP and Convener of the BWR co-sponsor and take part in this event. Recently returning from participating in a US Public Diplomacy Speaker Project for the U.S. Embassy in Argentina her input will be invaluable. She has also worked with organizations in Charleston, S.C. and Washington, D.C. to sponsor town hall meetings prior to their elections.”
Founded in 1976 and housed in Washington, D.C. the NCBCP with 12 affiliates, one that includes Sisters Saving Ourselves Now which encompasses Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley is dedicated to increasing civic engagement and voter participation in Black and underserved communities. It strives to create an enlightened community by engaging people in all aspects of civil society. The National Coalition works to expand, strengthen, and empower communities to make voting and civic participation a cultural responsibility and tradition.
The BWR serves as the women and girls empowerment arm of the NCBCP. BWR promotes health and wellness, economic security and sustainability, education and global empowerment.
“The theme for Friday’s Power of the Sister Vote Town Hall Meeting is What Black Women Want from the Next President. Blacks in our region, and across the United States are dealing with similar issues, the lack of affordable housing, gun violence, affordable education, affordable healthcare and employment opportunities,” Moore pointed out. “Women experts from across the County will not only join us to discuss and educate on how we should leverage our voting power and the importance of Black Women running for political office but also initiate an agenda to move ourselves forward.”
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