Black business leaders return to New York for ReSURGEnce 2024

Business leaders, clergy, government officials and aspiring entrepreneurs gathered in New York City last month for a “big slice of the economic pie” at ReSURGEnce 2024, a transformative event designed to shine a highlight on black business in America and all over the world. world.

Over the course of three days, participants were equipped with resources to grow to be successful entrepreneurs of their communities and immersed themselves in conversations focused on closing the Black wealth gap and growing Black businesses. The November ReSURGEnce conference featured panels, keynotes and breakout sessions led by black business pioneers from New York to Africa, according to a press release.

“The reSURGEnce conference will equip attendees with the tools they need to participate in a rapidly changing economy,” said the Rev. Dennis Dillon, lead organizer of the ReSURGEnce conference. The event was designed to provide emerging entrepreneurs with networking opportunities and methods to access funding to scale their businesses, do business with government agencies and corporations, construct wealth through real estate and homeownership, and more. Additionally, guests were educated on how to run a business within the renewable energy and green economy sectors.

Dillon, the book’s publisher, said that as recent technological advancements emerge and the world evolves right into a recent wave of economic globalization, the Black community continues to be left behind. Ahead of the conference, The New York Christian Times published its “2024 State of the Black World Economic Report,” which revealed how far behind Black Americans remain in every area of ​​the economy compared to their white counterparts. A report written by Dillon found that although blacks make up over 19% of New York’s population, only 9% constitute the purchasing power within the state. Dillon hopes conference attendees will use the resources and education to grow their businesses and further educate their communities in order that Black people all over the world can “reap the benefits of economic globalization just like their counterparts do.”

ReSURGEnce 2024 also celebrated the Black Church and discussed strategies to empower communities all over the world. The official website of the initiative states that the event is a chance for leaders and entrepreneurs discuss ways to strengthen the economic health of the Black communitycreate jobs and permanently close the racial wealth gap.

This yr’s conference, which featured the Durban Global Roundtable and Investment Forum, returned to Queens, New York from November 22-24.