Ventris C. Gibson, the first African American director of the U.S. Mint, will be among the honorees at the 2024 Salute to Black Women Business Conference sponsored by the Black Business Association on Saturday, March 23, at Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles.
As we approach the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 15, 2024, a date that holds special significance as it coincides with the iconic leader’s actual birthday, it is crucial that we reflect not only on his dream for racial justice but also on his profound understanding of the inseparable link between racial and economic injustice in America. Dr. King once declared, “The inseparable twin of racial injustice in America is economic injustice,” a metaphor that resonates even more profoundly in our current times.
Hundreds of people descended on the Hyatt Regency LAX Hotel for the 20th anniversary of the Salute to Black Women sponsored by the Black Business Association of Los Angeles.
The Black Business Association (BBA) will present its 2023 Salute to Black Women Business Conference, Vendor Faire and Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 25, at the Hyatt Regency LAX.