Shively

Black-owned businesses, Black and minority-owned businesses.

We, in, in my district alone, and with the city of Shively, last year there was 72 new small businesses started, right? And I know that the small businesses are not only the backbone, they are the bread and butter for families to connect, to send their kids to school, to s- you know, to have a job.

If, my kids know now, if they don't have a job, they can come work for my consulting business, right? That's, that's building the wealth and the things we need.

Now, I'm a long way from building wealth with my business 'cause I do too much, but my kids know that they have a pathway to an alternative way.

But, um, some of the big reasons are regulations and oversight.

Yeah.

Uh, residents in Rubbertown, Shively, and other communities, uh, across the city have been fighting for years-

Yes