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From YouTube: Councilman Jones Recognizes MED Week 2018 9-27-2018
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, September 27, 2018:
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District) led a presentation recognizing October 1 through October 5, 2018 as Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, which provides critical information, resources, opportunities and inspiration to the minority business community.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2OSzE1f
A
B
Want
to
emphasize
that
this
is
important
at
the
federal
and
at
the
state,
and
here
at
in
these
chambers,
at
the
local
level,
at
the
state
level,
I
may
have
to
give
them
their
proper,
because
in
1955
a
survey
went
out
to
small
businesses
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
an
ordinary
survey.
It
included
a
question.
Would
you
hire
a
Negro.
B
B
Here
in
Philadelphia
it
was
the
late
great
Lucien
Blackwell
who
put
forth
chapter
17500
in
this
body.
It
was
passed
and
then
signed
by
Wilson
good,
who
was
the
mayor
and
put
into
our
law
I.
Want
you
to
know
that
the
people
you
see
here
continue
that
legacy
continue,
that
fight
a
guy
by
the
name
of
Bulow
qui.
You
was
the
first
chairman
of
the
local
midweek
celebration
and
you
might
think
that
that
would
be
a
easy
thing.
B
You
might
think
that
that
would
be
a
no-brainer,
but
at
the
time
you're
talking
about
systems
that
were
put
in
place
to
keep
the
status
quo
as
it
was
less
than
1/2
of
1%
of
Philadelphia's
procurement
went
to
women
and
minorities
less
than
1/2
of
1%.
In
a
city
of
the
first
class,
the
size
of
Philadelphia
went
to
women
and
minorities,
and
thus
the
struggle
started
and
is
continued.
Today,
we've
made
great
strides,
but
we
still
have
a
long
way
to
go.
You
see
there.
B
No
Negro
allowed
signs
are
no
longer
there,
but
if
you
can't
afford
it,
you
can't
have
it
signs
still
continue
and
by
leveling
the
playing
field
by
creating,
as
it
was,
a
middle
class
and
upper
middle
class.
That
showed
a
high
way
out
of
extreme
poverty
and
poverty
is
the
way
to
make
long
lasting
changes.
D
Whereas,
since
1983,
the
United
States
president
has
proclaimed
a
national
minority,
Enterprise
Development
week,
observance
to
recognize
the
outstanding
achievements
of
minority
business
enterprises,
also
known
as
MBEs,
and
to
honor
those
corporations
and
financial
institutions
that
support
our
business.
Development.
Annual
regional
conferences
and
activities
are
organized
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Commerce
minority
business
development
agency,
in
collaboration
with
the
US
Small
Business
Administration,
and
the
office
of
government
contracting
and
business
development
and.
E
Whereas
the
Med
Week
celebration
was
started
locally,
as
councilman
Jones
said
in
Philadelphia
in
1984
to
honor
and
promote
minority-owned
businesses
in
the
Philadelphia
area,
the
organizers
of
the
first
midweek,
where
Barbara
Daniel
Cox
former
director
of
mayor
Wilson,
Goods,
Women's,
Commission
and
bulow
Abdul
Gayoom.
As
he
has
just
said,
then,
deputy
director
of
the
city,
Commerce
Department
and.
H
Whereas
Fadel
fear
met
week
has
grown
exponentially
since
its
inception,
and
this
year
includes
over
40
sponsors
offering
more
than
30
workshops,
seminars
and
networking
opportunities
across
the
region,
including
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
open
for
business,
Expo,
minoti,
venture
capital
forum,
launch
your
digital
marketing
strategy,
doing
business
with
the
philadelphia
gas
company
put
up
the
airport,
2018
annual
business
opportunity
for
them
and
lighting
the
torch
and
many
many
more
now
for
be.
It.
J
Resolved
I
to
council
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
that
is
hereby
supports
the
National
minority
business
development
agency
and
recognizes
October
1st
to
October
5th
2018
as
Philadelphia
minority
enterprise
development
med
week,
which
provides
critical
information,
resources,
opportunities
and
inspiration
to
the
minority
business
community.
Further
resolved
that
this
engrossed
copy
of
this
resolution
be
presented
to
the
Philadelphia
met
week
committee.
As
evidence
of
the
strong
support
and
sincere
sediments
of
this
legislative
body.
K
Morning,
I
am
thrilled
to
accept
this
proclamation
on
behalf
of
all
of
these
people
standing
behind
me
and
others
who
were
not
able
to
make
it
today.
For
us,
this
is
the
most
wonderful
time
of
year.
It
is
the
time
that
we
celebrate
thousands
of
minority
women
and
disabled
owned
firms
whose
power,
who
power
the
economic
growth
of
the
city.
K
Information
and
resources
for
for
our
diverse
businesses
in
the
city
for
OEO
every
week
is
minority
Enterprise
Development
look
week
and
I
would
like
to
sincerely
thank
every
staff
member
of
oh
yo,
who
many
of
whom
are
standing
up
here
with
me
today.
Every
single
day
they
work
on
elevating
equity,
along
with
and
on
behalf
of
the
two
thousand.
Nine
hundred
and
fifty-seven
diverse
businesses
have
elected
to
become
part
of
the
OEO
registry.
K
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
event
co-chairs
and
met
week
partners
because
they
to
help
remove
barriers
and
create
opportunities
that
help
minority-owned
firms,
create
jobs,
increase
their
capacity
and
experience
the
sustainable
growth
that
will
make
them
significant
contributors
to
the
economic
health
of
the
city
and,
finally,
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
City
Council
for
recognizing
the
importance
of
this
week.
I
invite
you
all
to
join
us
for
the
official
met.