“Three and a-half million small businesses are currently at risk of permanent closure due to COVID-19, with a disproportionate number of them being minority-owned,” said Rich Goodstone, co-founder of Superfly in a statement. “We look forward to raising the profile of this issue by showcasing amazing music performances and the stories of small businesses across America that urgently need our support.
"Entrepreneurs of color are denied credit more often and charged higher rates for money they borrow to fund their businesses. We need to accelerate support to underserved businesses in order to reach our full potential,” said Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund in a statement. “We have to decide what we want our Main Streets to look like when this is over, and we must act decisively to keep small businesses alive and ready to rebuild.
2 Chainz is slated to perform from K&K Soul Food in Atlanta, with Stone playing at Terrain in Spokane, Washington, Brandi Carlile from Seattle's Easy Street Records, Howard from Nashville's Fanny's House of Music, Jufu from Brooklyn's Envirobliss, Bridges from Fort Worth's Avoca Coffee and Moon Taxi from Nashville's Grimey's, with more locations to be announced soon.
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