“It’s about the overall economic health of the region,” said Richard C. Cummings, vice president the of Black Chamber of Commerce of Western New York. “If you have a section of the community that has sores and lumps, it can’t be a healthy community.”
Cummings believes many African Americans think that black businesses provide limited supplies. He points to the growth in suburban shopping by African Americans as a reason.
“There’s a wide of array, and there are many quality businesses that are run and operated by blacks,” said Cummings, a small-business owner. “And they offer competitive goods and services.”
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