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The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce held its 43rd annual luncheon Friday, honoring local Black entrepreneurs and businesses.
The event was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, with over 850 scheduled to attend.
Michelle Green-Ford, president and CEO of Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, said she was excited about the event and the accomplishments of the chamber in the past year.
Since 2022, there has been a 60 percent increase in membership, from 450 to 720 members.
The keynote speaker was Walter Bond, a former NBA player and co-founder of Peak Performers Huddle, an online training platform for business owners. His message for success in business focused on being nice (a lesson taught to him as a child by his mother), having a positive mindset and building a team.
Bond stressed the importance of a shared faith, similar to what he saw at times in his basketball career, where everyone must buy into a unified goal.
“If you can’t build a team around you, it’s gonna be impossible for you to build a championship culture,” Bond said.
Local dignitaries who passed away were recognized, including Richard L. Knight of Knight Waste Services and Dunbar basketball legend Robert Hughes, who was the all-time winningest boys high school basketball coach in the country.
Awards were given to Blake Moorman, director of sales and marketing of the Fort Worth Convention Center, for his efforts to bring the 77th Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Southwestern Regional Convention to Fort Worth in 2023. It included alumni and college chapters from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Alvin Brown, president of Gideon Total Management Services, won the President’s Award. Fort Worth City Councilman Chris Nettles and Dr. Karen Duncan, president and CEO of JPS Health Network, won the Partnership Award, while Richard Roby III, president of RSH Concessions, won the Trailblazer Award.
