Morehouse President David Thomas says Atlanta has the highest growth of Black businesses in the nation, and most of the owners of those businesses have a connection to historically black colleges and universities.
Thomas and Alicia Wilson, the managing director and global head of philanthropy for North America at JP Morgan Chase, were guests on Monday’s edition of “Closer Look.”
They talked with show host Rose Scott about a new $1 million grant that Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center received from JPMorgan Chase to support Black businesses in metro Atlanta.
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