George Floyd's murder, one year ago today, and the subsequent surge of support for Black-owned small businesses "had an unprecedented impact," according to Shelly Bell, CEO of Black Girl Ventures.
Axios Re:Cap speaks with Bell in the second of a six-part series, America's Business Comeback, about what 2020 meant for Black-owned small businesses and where things stand now. We also share the first of our conversations with proprietors of some of America's most iconic small businesses.
Today marks one year since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis. His death galvanized a nation -- and reminded us of how many other names there are, of victims killed by police. Many of the families left behind are struggling to recover, years and decades later.
Plus, some schools won’t offer remote learning come fall.
Shopping centers are where national retailers rub elbows with mom and pops.
Axios Re:Cap kicks off a new special series on America's small business recovery by speaking to the CEO of one of America's largest shopping center landlords, and several of his tenants in an Allen, Texas property called The Villages, to understand what happened over the past year and where things stand today.
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In the almost year since George Floyd's murder, calls to "defund the police" have grown louder. At a local level, that's resulted in cuts to some police budgets and efforts to reallocate funds to community policing and social services.
Plus, Jonathan Swan talks to ousted House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney.
