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| 2022 -- H 8107 Enacted 04/07/2022 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND BLACK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION |
Introduced By: Representatives Ranglin-Vassell, Cassar, Abney, Hull, J Lombardi, Henries, Williams, Felix, Shekarchi, and Blazejewski |
| Date Introduced: April 07, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA) is a non-profit |
| organization committed to advancing business opportunities for Black-owned and minority |
| businesses in Rhode Island by increasing access to much-needed capital, contracting, and |
| business development resources. RIBBA also focuses on entrepreneur training, business |
| advocacy, investor services and workforce development; and |
| WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Black Business Association was created in November of |
| 2010, when its founder and President, Ms. Lisa Ranglin, PMP, mobilized community leaders and |
| brought them together to examine the issues pertaining to developing small businesses in |
| underserved cities. Under Ms. Ranglin’s guidance and direction, strategy sessions and random |
| sampling of individuals and businesses were conducted to help determine priorities for enhancing |
| and expanding minority small business activities; and |
| WHEREAS, Thanks to Ms. Ranglin’s extraordinary leadership, RIBBA has gained |
| significant prominence within the minority community and has become an important and vital |
| voice in support of economic development and job creation within underserved communities. |
| RIBBA is made up of individuals across the spectrum of humanity, is open to the public, and |
| celebrates diversity and the contributions and achievements of people from all walks of life, |
| socioeconomic status, and across all ethnic, racial, gender, cultural, and sexual orientation |
| backgrounds; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| joyously celebrates the 11th Anniversary of the Rhode Island Black Business Association; and be |
| it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Lisa Ranglin, PMP, President of the Rhode |
| Island Black Business Association. |
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