As high-profile officials gathered on Saturday to cut the ribbon on the new $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge, some of Corpus Christi’s prominent Black community leaders were left wondering why they weren’t invited.
Representatives from local organizations, including the NAACP Corpus Christi Branch, the Black Chamber of Commerce, and the Hillcrest Residents Association, said their absence from the ceremony is a painful reminder of how their community continues to be disregarded.
“Not to have any representation from this community is a slap in the face,” said Curtis Clark, President of the Black Chamber of Commerce…