The US is facing a growing economic inclusion crisis. Ironically, Mississippi may be able to provide leadership, given it has a long history of experience with a growing minority-majority population against a backdrop of economic exclusion and low levels of access to opportunity. If we can resolve the economic crisis in Mississippi, we can avert a looming economic crisis in America. Email: mike@scaleuppartners.com

1. A MERICA ' S LOOMING
ECONOMIC CRISIS
U.S. POPULATION
COMPRISED OF
BLACK AND HISPANIC
AMERICANS IN 2050
TOTAL COMBINED
CONTRIBUTION TO U.S.
GDP BY BLACK AND
HISPANIC-OWNED
BUSINESSES TODAY
TOTAL JOB GROWTH
PRODUCED BY A
COMBINED LANDSCAPE
OF BLACK AND HISPANIC
BUSINESS OWNERS
JA CKSON, MISSISSIPPI
RA CE DEMOGRA PHICS
MA JORITY- MINORITY MICROCOSM
LOCA L GDP PRODUCTION
80%
1.4%
18% WHITE
BLACK
PRODUCED BY MIKE GREEN,
42%
3.5%
1%
98%