Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Brooklyn, New York, to announce a new administration-wide effort that will bring together public, private and federal partners to “address economic disparities and accelerate economic opportunity in communities of color and other underserved communities,” per a White House announcement.
Harris visited the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community-economic development corporation, where she was introduced by president and CEO Blondel Pinnock – who noted the symbolic location of the announcement, saying Bed-Stuy is “one of our country’s most iconic, historically Black neighborhoods.”
“From Shirley Chisholm to Notorious B.I.G., the community has produced countless artists, activists and leaders of industry,” she said.
Since its inception in 1967, the corporation has launched a number of programs that aim to bridge the racial wealth gap in the United States by helping clients gain knowledge and resources on issues like budgeting and credit repair, providing affordable housing and pathways to homeownership, connecting individuals to community jobs and more.
Harris herself called the company “a model of the capacity of our nation,” saying the visit will serve to “show folks around our…
