by The Atlanta Voice
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai will be a special guest speaker at the 124th National Black Business Conference in Atlanta. Boakai’s address will be August 23 at the Pan African Diaspora Business Luncheon.
The newly elected Liberian president took office earlier this year after being elected the 26th president of the West African country.
Dr. Kenneth L. Harris says what’s special about President Boakai’s visit to this year’s conference is that it celebrates an event that happened four decades ago in Liberia.
“This occasion is important because 40 years ago, the World Conference of Mayors hosted its first national conference in Monrovia, Liberia. And now it’s coming full circle,” said Dr. Harris, president and CEO of the National Business League. “So, should I say, since we went home first, now Liberia is coming to the United States to continue the work that was started 40 years ago, except now, we are focused on Black businesses.”
The 124th National Black Business Conference is set for August 21-24 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Atlanta. This conference is hosted by the National Black Alliance, a collaboration between the National Business League, the National Black Chambers of Commerce, and the World Conference of Mayors.
This year’s conference will assemble the world’s most influential entrepreneurs, professionals, corporate partners, political dignitaries, and women during these unprecedented post-pandemic times of continued economic exclusion, oppression, and uncertainty.
The combined value for three days of commerce-driven education, networking, exchange, and activity with events and functions tailored to meet the attendee and partner expectations, accessing a combined alliance of 120,000+ members and 400+ chambers/leagues throughout the country and abroad.
“At the core of the Black community and society, there should be a thriving enterprise and entrepreneurial community built on ownership and development of our skills,” Dr. Harris said. “And that it seems to be the 60+ years, post-civil rights, where we are returning because of the failed integration project that did not have an economic platform attached to it.”
For more information about the 124th National Black Business Conference or to register to attend the conference, visit nationalblackbusinessconference.com.
