Published news stories by Lurene Helzer, August 22-23, 2001, Bay City News. Story here is “Black Chambers Of Commerce Gather This Week”.
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(Photo of Michael Jordan on golf course, January 17, 2007 from Creative Commons/Wikipedia. Mr. Jordan would not have been a member of California's business clubs. I presume he would have been involved with the elite clubs of Illinois.)
I post material regarding the SF Black Chamber here today, not the others, because I estimate the other two items are of little interest in 2010.
A lot of news reporting work is of this nature; stories of only some public interest for a limited time, a given geography. This is how most journalism differs from, say, a lot of 20th Century fiction.
There's cultural history in the folds, however.
For example, the SF Black Chamber in 2001 is the SF African American Chamber in 2010. Both organizations, however, give the observer a good picture of the SF Bay area’s black intelligentsia of the day, their respective agendas.
Notice the members were gathering at a golf course in 2001, as many elites did. Their meeting spot might be less hoity-toity in 2010, given current economic conditions.
The other stories not appearing here are “SF Police Look For Armed Robbery Suspect”, “No BART Service On Richmond Line Between Colma And Daly City”:
SAN FRANCISCO--Members of two black chambers of commerce are gathering today for the start of a three-day San Francisco convention aimed at promoting black businesses.
The groups planned to tee off the annual gathering at Novato’s Stonetree Golf Club today, before swinging into more serious discussions at San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill Hotel Thursday and Friday.
The California Black Chamber of Commerce s and the San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce will feature speakers like Ray Wilkins, president and CEO of Pacific Bell/SBC, Gwen Moore, president and CEO of Gem Communications, and Tim Hanlon, president at Wells Fargo Bank.
Workshops organized as part of the “Connecting the Dots for Business Growth and Development” conference will cover franchise ownership, business with state and federal governments, personal wealth, and international trade.
“The CBCC and the San Francisco Black Chamber, the oldest black chamber in the state, intends to provide you with all the information you need to improve your bottom line,” said Aubry Stone, resident and CEO of the California Black Chamber of Commerce.
This year’s convention also will award six scholarships for youth in nearby communities who might not otherwise have access to college funding, according to the organizations.
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CONTACT: San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce (415) 291-8818
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