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The OUTlook, a weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor and workplace equality from Qnotes.
Today kicks off National Black Business Month, an opportunity to celebrate Black business owners across the region. Richard Stevens, a young LGBTQ+ professional in Charlotte, has some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in the community.
He’s a branch leader for Truist Bank and currently working on a second degree in business administration.
L’Monique sat down with Stevens for an interview in this week’s Our People!
Our People: Richard Stevens
By L'Monique King
Richard Stevens is a progressive thinker who hails from Hampton Roads, Virginia. He relocated to the Charlotte area in the midst of the COVID Pandemic. Initially landing in Charlotte’s NoDa area, this multi-talented community member has the mind of a mathematician and the soul of a philanthropist; skill sets Stevens willingly puts to use in his efforts to assist and empower the LGBTQ+ community […]
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