Watch: Celebrate Juneteenth with Draze's third annual 'Building Black Wealth'

Watch: Celebrate Juneteenth with Draze’s third annual ‘Building Black Wealth’

Jun 17, 2022, 1:39 PM | Updated: Jun 19, 2022, 9:05 am

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Seattle rapper Draze hosts the third annual Building Black Wealth live virtual marketplace at 9:00 a.m. on Juneteenth live on the 成人X站 Newsradio Facebook page.

BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF

MyNorthwest.com

In what has become an annual Juneteenth celebration of Black businesses, Seattle rapper and 成人X站 Newsradio guest host Draze are hosting a live virtual marketplace for the third annual ‘Building Black Wealth.’ The event is streaming live on the , and on .

The discussion will feature Black businesses and entrepreneurs taking over their industries, such as: , , , , , and .

Draze hosts ‘Building Black Wealth’ forum with Seahawks legends

鈥淭he Northwest has in many ways been a leader when it comes to pushing the envelope towards equality,鈥� Draze said. 鈥淏uilding Black Wealth is the next step towards ensuring Black communities are properly supported. Not with handouts, but as entrepreneurs and contributing members of our society.鈥�

For more information about Building Black Wealth, visit .

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