We empower Black and minority-owned businesses and economic interests across central Oklahoma by sharing resources, building relationships, and advocating for equal opportunity and equitable outcomes.
Founded on the desire to empower Black and minority-owned businesses and unite the community at large, the Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce exists to serve as an economic and professional resource, relationship builder, and advocate for the common good of a growing metropolitan area.
Through our memberships, we connect entrepreneurs and business owners with progressive-minded organizations and individuals across the region who invest their time, energy, and financial resources for the benefit of unified community development.
Empowering businesses and uniting communities.
Oklahoma City Black
Chamber Foundation
The OKC Black Chamber created a Non-Profit Foundation 501(c)3 so that our partners and supporters are able to make tax-deductible donations towards the Foundation to support our community through philanthropy and service with opportunities for scholarships to invest in our youth. We are also able to provide additional grants and resources to our partners.
OKC Black Chamber Staff
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Dr. Carlos Robinson, MBA
PRESIDENT & CEO
Board of Directors
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Masood Abdul-Haqq, Chair
Author, Community Organizer, Speaker
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Dr. Romel Muex-Pullen, Secretary
Associate Superintendent, Quality & Strategy Management,
Metro Technology Centers
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Devon Smith-Dunn, Treasurer
Financial Analyst,
Love's Travel Stop and Country Stores
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Zo Apetor
Pickbury Investments / Districts Attorney's Council
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Spencer Browne
Community Affairs Manager,
OG+E
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Lindsay Echols
Executive Director of Student Affairs,
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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Shalondra Harrison
Independent Consultant
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Anthony Humphery
Strategic Account Specialist,
Cox Business
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Teara Flagg Lander
Founding Executive Director,
University of Colorado- Denver
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Natalie Poole
Meeting & Event Planning Engineer,
Exceptional Occasions LLC
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Markus Smith
Founder & CEO,
The Markus Smith Real Estate
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The Community Engagement Committee of the Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce exists to connect the Chamber, its members, and the broader community. We create opportunities that amplify Black-owned businesses, foster collaboration, and build lasting partnerships.
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The Education & Empowerment Committee of the Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce exists to equip Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs with the knowledge, resources, and connections needed to grow, sustain, and scale. We provide innovative and culturally relevant workshops, trainings, and initiatives that span the full spectrum of business needs, including contracts and financial literacy to branding, marketing, government contracting, and global positioning.
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The Finance Committee of the Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce exists to maintain transparent financial practices and provide strategic fiscal oversight that empowers the nonprofit to fulfill its goals.
