Black Entrepreneurship & the Racial Wealth Gap
Channel: Learn Entrepreneurship Skills
Date: 2022-11-24

Dr. White will talk about what is the US's racial wealth gap and how it affects Black and brown people's innovation and entrepreneurial activities.

Attendees will discuss and discover:
-How our society is structured to promote certain types of wealth
-What are the ways that we can understand race and wealth
-How you can shift your mindset to think of wealth building differently

Bio:
Dr. LaTanya White is the recipient of the North Star award for entrepreneurship education and research. She is an expert in belonging, racial equity, and entrepreneurship. As a result of her leadership, impact, and contributions to the Education and Business Administration sectors, Dr. White was recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a Fulbright Specialist. She leverages her research and expertise on Black entrepreneurship and the racial wealth gap to help entrepreneurs and the inclusive organizations that support them create racial equity in their policies, practices, and programming. Dr. White is a 2x author, TEDx Speaker, and Founder of Concept Creative Group, a professional and management development training firm focused on empowering Black entrepreneurs, their families, and their communities. Learn more about Dr. White’s solutions for racial equity in entrepreneurship at https://meetdrwhite.com/howtobraceforimpact and 

Presented by:
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) Blackstone LaunchPad makes entrepreneurial skills and mindset accessible and relevant for all college students and alumni to help them build thriving careers and companies.
• Receive Mentoring from Career Professionals or Entrepreneurs
• Win Business Grants
• Find Funding by Connecting NYC Startup Community
• Grow Visibility for Your Venture/Idea
• Gain Skills to Amplify Your Resume for Success
• Build Confidence & Community

Our BMCC LaunchPad network propels your success by helping you go further, faster.  Connect to a campus and CUNY network of mentors, events, funding, talent, job opportunities, and more for the mindset and skill sets you'll use to build your next-gen career or company. Find out more at http://bmcc.startuptree.co and BMCC's Small Business Entrepreneurship associates degree at http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/sbe