Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals & Building Sustainable Black Economic Power

Guests: Darnell Haywood, Jr., President, Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals (BULYP) Jasmine Westbrook, Vice President, Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals (BULYP) This discussion highlights BULYP's [www.bulny.org/bulypny] upcoming 9th Annual Black Restaurant Week in Western New York. Beyond promoting local culinary businesses, the segment will dive deeper into the economic principles behind the event: community wealth-building, the velocity of the Black dollar, and why intentional consumer spending is a critical form of community advocacy and peace. TALKING POINTS: *Welcome and land acknowledgements *Introduction of guests *Our values on Food/Economics *How has BRW evolved over the past decade *What can Western New York expect for this year's event (featured spots, food trucks, pop-ups, directory)? *Unpacking the concept of "the economic multiplier effect"—what happens locally when a dollar stays in the neighborhood