Get to Know Us
About the Task Force
OUR VISION
Advocating to Unite, Empower, and Grow D.C. Black-Owned & Black-Led Business
We aim to be the premier community advocates and educators spearheading the advancement of equal economic opportunity and revenue for black-owned businesses; while informing them about the Disparity Study and the positive impact it will have on them, their communities, and families.
Our Reason to be
A History of Black Business in D.C.
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Late 1800s
The U Street corridor emerges as Black Broadway, the center of African-American business, culture, and social change.
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1920
There more than 300 thriving black businesses on U Street.
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1968
The riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King mark the beginning of the economic decline of U Street.
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1978
Newly elected Mayor Marion Barry creates the Minority Business Opportunity Commission (MBOC) and developed a law that required 25 percent certified minority participation in District government contracts.
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1986
The Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center was built at 14th and U Streets as an anchor of economic redevelopment for the neighborhood.
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2018
While nearly 30% of all businesses in the District are Black-owned, they bring in close to the least amount of revenue when compared to other ethnic groups
2019
DC Black Business Task Force was formed
Members
Power in Numbers
Task Force Members
A & A Premium Paint Distributor
Allen-Norris Permitting and Inspection
Alternatives Renewable Solutions
Anacostia Economic Development Center
Atlas
Bconstrux
Belcher Consultants, Inc.
Ben’s Chili Bowl
Borrowed Time Enterprises, Inc.
Capital City
CAT Consulting Services, LLC
Collins Elevator Services, Inc.
Cooper & Associates
Continental Construction, Inc.
District Logistics
Eagle News
Emergency 911 Security
Equus Striping
F & L Construction, Inc.
Fast Signs
Federal Contractors Inc.
Fenton Development
Gotta-Go-Now
Greater Washington Urban League
H & B Services LLC
JDos International, Inc.
Joe Jackson & Associates, P.C.
JRC Management Consulting
Lee’s Flowers & Card Shop
Lockhart’s Insurance Services
M Jones Companies LLC
Maryland Minority Companies Association
Min. Adoul Khadir Muhammad
Minority Business Economic Council, Inc.
Mustafa Abdul Salaam ANC 8C05
NAACP
Nation of Islam Mosque #4
National Action Network Greater DC
National Association of Black Women in Construction – DC
National Association of Minority Contractors Washington DC/Metro
OAW Trucking, LLC
Parkinson Construction Company, Inc.
Powell Industries, Inc.
RV Build
Safe Haven Inc.
Small Business Protection 247
Smith & Sons, LLC
Square Peg Technologies
Step Grad Step CDC
SyDar Printing
Technical Writer Consulting Services, LLC
The JPM Group, Inc.
We Act Radio
Your Word Matters