Launched last week, the Wilmington Minority Chamber of Commerce aims to support the growth and development of minority-owned businesses across the Cape Fear region.
According to Executive Director Atiba Johnson, it’s been in the works for a while.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of years,” Johnson said. “Previously, in the past, we’ve had a Wilmington Black Chamber that was, you know, headed up by Windell Daniels [a renowned public servant and community leader who passed away in 2008] and crew. And being a part of the current Greater Wilmington chamber, we saw just some lapses that we felt like our team could connect some of the dots to get further into the community. And thought it would be a great idea.”…