Learn These 8 Sure-Fire Ways to Jumpstart Your Southeast Queens Business In 2023

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7 Sure-Fire Ways to Jumpstart Your
Southeast Queens Business In 2023

One of the ways we aim to keep Southeast Queens viable and cutting edge as a community here at the Southeast Queens Scoop, is to do regular articles on topics like technology, real estate, investing, and small business development.

Jamaica, NY and the larger Southeast Queens area is a strong striving, middle class, and progressive community. We all know some of the world's most successful celebrities and entrepreneurs come from this historically rich and legendary area of New York City.

In fact, I took just the top 12 celebrities from  Southeast Queens, people like Russell Simmons, Daymond Johns, Ja Rules, Richard Parsons, and Joe Morton (the Dad from Scandal) and combined their net worth it is over 1 Billion dollars.  Also Southeast Queens, according to the New York census and the New York Times, is the 1st and only large area in the US where: Blacks make more aggregate income than other ethnic groups in the surrounding area.

Therefore, It wouldn't be hype to draw parallels between Southeast Queens and Greenwood, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, known more in informed Black circles metaphorically as "Black Wall Street." Could Southeast Queens be equated to the modern day equivalent of "Black Wall Street?"

Checkout These 7 Outstanding Women Leaders Changing the Success Game In Southeast Queens NYC

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7 Outstanding Black Women Leaders Of 2022 Empowering Southeast Queens 

By Kamau Austin

NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (Left) and NYC Council Majority Whip Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Right)

Black women really made black history in Southeast Queens, New York, in 2022.  I feel Black women working diligently within our Black organizations, businesses, and the community at large - are the glue which holds us together.

These are seven (7) outstanding women in Southeast Queens making history while also nurturing a difference in our community.  We want to end the year on a high note highlighting these women in Southeast Queens, New York, for their accomplishments in changing the empowerment game in the community.

New York Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.
Adrienne Adams is the first Black woman to be selected as New York City Council Speaker.  Adrienne Adams, will be the Speaker of what is referred to as the most diverse New York City Council in history, with more women elected than ever before in the governing body.

According to her NYC Council Biography Adams was "Elected to the City Council in November 2017, she is also the first woman to represent District 28, which encompasses the Queens neighborhoods of Jamaica, Richmond Hill, Rochdale Village, and South Ozone Park."

Adrienne Adams has a long history of Community involvement with a background in education advocacy and the NYC Community School Board.  She is one of the highest-ranking blacks in New York City government.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers.
Selvena is the New York City Council Whip representing New York City Council District 31 in Southeast Queens.  The NYC Council Biography on Selvena N. Brooks-Powers states "Powers helped to secure $95 million in restoration to fund the 116th Precinct, expand the Cure Violence program into the 105th Precinct, and establish a permanent COVID-19 vaccine site.

A dedicated public servant for 17 years and lifelong resident of Southeast Queens, Selvena Brooks-Powers, is the proud daughter of immigrant parents and is devoted to fighting for what’s right and delivering results. As a community organizer, Selvena drove high-impact initiatives on critical issues, including education, voting rights and empowerment, racial and economic justice, relief efforts post-Hurricane Katrina, M/WBE opportunities, and workers’ rights."

The Whip's responsibilities usually in government is to whip the party into line to support certain legislation.  With Selvena's impressive career we feel confident she is up to the challenge.  We pray for her and wish her the best.

Next we go from women leaders in government to checkout women changing the game in business and community organizing.