More than half (59%) of local Black-owned businesses have experienced a large negative effect from COVID-19, compared with just 38% nationally—a 55% greater impact on Black-owned businesses, according to a new analysis from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. After pledging in June to address racial disparities in the Capital Region, BRAC surveyed Black-owned businesses in
BRAC analysis: Baton Rouge Black-owned businesses hit especially hard
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