Juneteenth - A time to reflect and recommit
A thriving Black-owned small business economy is key to economic justice
June 18, 2021
The federal recognition of the Juneteenth holiday this year has special importance for Black small business owners across the country. It marks the day enslaved people in Texas were finally told of their freedom, two years after the emancipation proclamation. It is not lost on us that we recognize this day of reflection and celebration during the year that also marks the 100th anniversary of the brutal massacre and white riots that burned down a thriving Black business and residential district in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Small Businesses Celebrate SCOTUS Health Care Win, Look to Next Steps on a Priority Issue
June 17, 2021
On the Supreme Court Decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, Co-Executive Directors of Main Street Alliance Chanda Causer and Stephen Michael had this to say:
“Small businesses across the country are celebrating the Supreme Court decision to protect the health care of American families. The Affordable Care Act is the only thing standing between the 135 million people with pre-existing conditions and the insurance companies.
Small Business Owners Stand for Paid Leave
June 14, 2021
Today, Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US) Action, Paid Leave for All Action, and Main Street Action released ads featuring small business owners from Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona and New Hampshire who support national paid family and medical leave. The ads urge Sen. Mark Warner to ensure paid leave is included in any jobs and long-term economic growth package passed by Congress.
100 Small Business Leaders to Converge on Capitol Hill to Urge Congress to Pass the American Jobs Plan and 100% Clean Electricity Standard
June 14, 2021
One hundred prominent small business leaders from across the country and from a variety of industries will come together on Capitol Hill on June 16th in support of President Joe Biden’s historic American Jobs Plan and its provision for a 100% clean electricity standard (CES).
Antitrust Package Big Step to Level the Playing Field for Small Businesses
June 11, 2021
On the introduction of a suite of antitrust bills today, Main Street Alliance Executive Director Stephen Michael had this to say:
“For too long, Main Street has felt the impact of the unabated growth and uneven playing field with large monopolies. The consolidation of corporate power not only limits competition, but also squeezes small businesses out of supply chains and other core economic access points. As the pandemic hammered small businesses, many large corporations continued to consolidate market share, making the landscape even harder to recover from. This will have repercussions not only in our local communities and Main Streets, but our democracy and economy as a whole.”