On Thursday, April 20th, 2023, Black Innovation Alliance, in collaboration with The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans, hosted The Urgency of Black Innovation Ecosystems: Policies for Economic Growth, Security & Opportunity—celebrated the one anniversary of the Congressional Caucus of Black Innovation.
It was rich with resources and information that we are happy to share here on our site.
Special thanks to our collaborators, The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans, and the continued work of the Congressional Caucus of Black Innovation.
View the recap and learn more about the federal action providing momentum for our movement in 2023.
During the event, we sought to learn more about our hundreds of attendees and how they see government’s roll in fostering Black Innovation Ecosystems. We asked the following questions:
Which designation best represents you?
How might the federal government be most effective in fostering Black Innovation Ecosystems?
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Walker’s Legacy exists to equip you with the tools, programs, connections, and opportunities to keep your legacy moving forward.
Are you an SBIC? The Small Business Investment Company—or SBIC—program is one of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) financial assistance programs. An SBIC is a privately owned and managed investment fund that’s licensed and regulated by SBA. An SBIC uses its own capital, plus funds borrowed with an SBA guarantee, to make equity and debt investments in qualifying small businesses.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering $50,000 to $200,000 in prize awards for impactful and inclusive approaches to foster a thriving, collaborative national innovation support ecosystem to advance research and development (R&D) from ideas to impact.
The SBIR and STTR programs fund a diverse portfolio of startups and small businesses across technology areas and markets to stimulate technological innovation, meet Federal research and development (R&D) needs, and increase commercialization to transition R&D into impact.
See the supplemental guide of opportunities Black Innovators can take advantage of today created by Jarrod Loadholt & Meagan Bolton, Public Policy Specialists.
This act provides funds to support the domestic production of semiconductors and authorizes various programs and activities of the federal science agencies.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allows new ways for ensuring eligible taxpayers receive their credits
This initiative confronts and addresses decades of underinvestment in disadvantaged communities.
Master of Ceremonies, Ifeomasinachi “Ify” Ike, Founder & Chief Equity Weaver, Pink Cornrows, Director of Policy & Movement Strategy, Black Innovation Alliance
Representative Stacey Plaskett
Representative Marilyn Strickland
Representative Ritchie Torres
Kelly Burton, Ph.D., CEO of Black Innovation Alliance
Alexis K. Holmes, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
Amber Greene, Special Assistant to the President for Racial and Economic Justice, White House Domestic Policy Council
Dr. Steve M. Newell, Assistant Director for Innovation and Equity, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Sinclair Ridley-Thomas, Managing Director & Head of Technology Private Placements, UBS
LeKiesha French, PRENEURology, President;
The Future in Color, Founder
McKeever (Mac) Conwell, II, Founder & Managing Partner, RareBreed Ventures
Samantha Abrams, CEO & Managing Director, Walker’s Legacy Foundation
Erin Horne McKinney, Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship, National Executive Director
Erick Paige-Littleford, Program Manager, America’s Seed Fund, U.S. Small Business Administration
Henry McKoy, Inaugural Director, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, US Department of Energy
Jarrod Loadholt & Meagan Bolton, Public Policy Specialists
Carbon Thread
Clare Cecil
Diamond Taylor
Friends & Company
God-Is C. Ike
Ifeomasinachi “Ify” Ike
Janessa Bailey
Jason Lorne Giles
Kiara Lyle
Pink Cornrows
Shambulia Gadsden Sams
Studio J Lorne
