Happy MWBE Wednesday to Our Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. Community Family!

We hope that everyone is well, being safe, and preparing for Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving and Black History, an article

Thanksgiving Magazine Cover, 1936

(Saturday Evening Post)

*Thanksgiving, 1777, and African American history are briefly addressed on this date.

That year, the turning point of America’s Revolutionary War occurred with victory over the British at Saratoga. The Continental Congress delivered a decree for the 13 colonies to give thanks. Black slaves also celebrated throughout the region; the tradition continued as a custom of rejoicing for the rain to break droughts for a plentiful harvest.

Thanksgiving expression for the American Black community began as a church-based celebration. Black pastors often gave sermons that could be heard loud and clear through the many small Black churches. The sermons would be about struggles, hopes, fears, and triumphs. The sermons usually grieved the institution of slavery; the suffering of the Black people; and often pleaded that an awakening of a slave-free America would someday come soon.

In October 1863, months after signing the Emancipation Proclamation earlier in the year, President Abraham Lincoln signed a proclamation to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday officially. Before the proclamation, Thanksgiving was also a period where slaves would often try to escape due to the ending of crop season; however, the new law morphed into a time when newly freed Blacks could come together.

Also, after deliverance from American slavery on November 30, 1876 (Thanksgiving), African Methodist Episcopalian cleric Reverend Benjamin Arnett preached to a predominantly black congregation with the following Bible-inspired words:…we call on all American citizens to love their country and look not on the sins of the past, but arming ourselves for the conflict of the future, girding ourselves in the habiliments of Righteousness, march forth with the courage of a Numidian lion and with the confidence of a Roman Gladiator, and meet the demands of the age, and satisfy the duties of the hour.”

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MWBE WEDNESDAY RESOURCES

Below are some networks and resources that Minority Women Owned Business Enterprises and small business owners can connect

with to help them get through these challenging times. We’ve got your back!

Many minority and women business enterprise entrepreneurs use their local, County and State Agencies to stay current and tap into potential resources and procurement opportunities for their businesses and their communities. Getting MWBE Certified and procuring government contracts can help MWBEs build their businesses! Grants and loans are also parts of MWBEs portfolios to grow their businesses.

NYPA SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESS CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM – APPLY TODAY!

HerRise Micro-Grant

Each month a $500 micro-grant will be awarded to a for-profit small business owned by women of color. Past recipients used their growth grants for computers, equipment, marketing materials, software purchase, website creation and more.

NEW YORK STATE SEED FUNDING GRANT PROGRAM

Have a safe and great week! Stay connected with us so you stay connected! Follow us on our social media! We will get through 2022 together! We thank each and everyone of you for your continued support and business!

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Stay safe and continue to reach for excellence! Try to put your best foot forward every day. Most of all, be kind to yourself and others! Special shout out to our parents, family and friends for your continued love and support to us! Let’s continue to be bridges for success for each other and our businesses!

See you on Philanthropy Thursday!

Sincerely,

Kecia and Kevin