From: Councilmember Kenyan R.
McDuffie <kmcduffie@dccouncil.us>
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:35 PM
Subject: August 6th Ward 5 Report - Black Business Month
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Neighbors,
August is Black Business Month. Black businesses provide safe and
welcoming establishments for our residents to work, shop, and
receive services, as well as serve as an economic engine for our
communities. Small businesses have always been the backbone of our
economy and now more than ever we must be intentional with our
support.
Black Business Month is particularly important this year given the
impact caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency on small
businesses. Long before COVID-19, black businesses in the
District struggled with equitable access to capital and
opportunities. According to Forbes, black-owned businesses in
the U.S. increased 34.5% between 2007 and 2012 totaling 2.6 million
firms, however more than 95% of these businesses are sole
proprietorships or partnerships. COVID-19 coupled with
long-standing economic inequities is forcing many black business
owners to consider closing.
In the District's fiscal year 2021 budget I funded a disparity
study needed to legally implement a true minority business
enterprise program, created an equity impact fund to provide access
to capital for economically and socially disadvantaged businesses,
and established a new Certified Business Enterprise designation
that will address structural impediments to funding access faced by
many black business owners.
As we continue together in our responses to COVID19 as well as
racial and economic injustices, I ask that you join me in
supporting black business by patronizing a black business, writing
a positive review, and sharing your experience on social media
using the hashtags #BlackBusinessDC #OurWard5.
In service,
Kenyan
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In this
issue of the Ward 5 Report:
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District Economic
Recovery Town Hall
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Check out the Department of Planning and Economic
Developments District Economic Recovery Team’s Weekly Check In
featuring a conversation on equity with Councilmember McDuffie.
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Thanks to Ivy City Smokehouse for supporting our
Ward 5 community based organizations. More than 20 organizations
across Ward 5 were able to receive frozen food to distribute to some
of our most vulnerable residents and families in need.
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Board of
Elections Volunteers
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Join the Board of Elections for their Election
Worker Open House on August 12th at 1PM. This event is a virtual
session for volunteers to find out more about serving as an
election worker.
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Department of
Transportation Announcement
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The
District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will roll out at
least 20 miles of DC Slow Streets by September
1st. Residents can use these Slow Streets to practice
safe social distancing while walking, biking, and rolling in
neighborhoods across the District.
Installation will begin the week of August 10
and is expected to be completed by September 1st. Please
see the locations for Ward 5 below. The Notice of Intent (NOI) will
be published here. Please visit https://ddot.dc.gov/page/slow-streets-initiative to
see the upcoming locations and to learn more about the operations
and goals of Slow Streets.
Ward
5
- 10th Street NE
between Otis Street NE and Rhode Island Avenue NE
- 17th Street NE
between Randolph Street and Bryant Street/Montana Avenue
NE
- K Street NE between
Bladensburg Road to 18th Street NE/Maryland Avenue NE
- Oates Street NE
between West Virginia Avenue to Bladensburg Road NE
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Grocery
Distribution Sites
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