Pandemic takes a devastating toll on minority-owned businesses
Opinion by Rick C. Wade for CNN Business Perspectives Editor’s note: Rick C. Wade is senior vice president of strategic alliances and outreach at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he leads the Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Far too often, the opportunity to obtain an education, secure a job, access quality health care or provide for your family is still determined by the color of your skin. While the work to close the racial divide is not easy, it must be done. This is more than a moral mandate —