Boss: The Black Experience in Business (Documentary Screening w/ Venture Cafe)

5:00-8:00 PM RIBFF: The Future of Rhode Island’s Corporations – Doing Business While Being Black

In celebration of Rhode Island’s JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, (Saturday, June 19). RIBFF in partnership with Venture Café Providence will screen the documentary BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS. Boss is the untold story of African American entrepreneurship, where skill, industriousness, ingenuity, and sheer courage in the face of overwhelming odds provide the backbone of this nation’s economic and social growth. The film will be screened beginning at 5:00 pm. Feel free to join us at 4:00 pm for networking.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with business, government, and community leaders addressing how to increase resources for African-American and minority businesses in Rhode Island.