The commission was formed to empower and invest in historically disadvantaged — in particular, Black and brown — communities affected by the pandemic.

ERIE, Pa. — Darrell Roberts’s life has never been easy. His mother raised 10 children in a three-bedroom house in this weathered industrial city on the shores of Lake Erie. A decade ago ...

More: Has Diverse Erie been a success? A new study details its economic impact She said she holds no animosity toward the ...

I’m just a small fish in the pond,” she said. That’s where the Diverse Erie commission came in. Gabani said she was encouraged by former commission board member Tiffany LaVette to apply for ...

More: Has Diverse Erie been a success? A new study details its economic impact She said she holds no animosity toward the EDDC or the Food Hall, adding that it's a good place to start a food business.

Sejal Gabani, owner of Nature's Beauty Hair Salon, 5 5 Millcreek Square, received a $20,000 small business grant from Diverse Erie. “I thought, ‘Who’s going to help me?’ I’m just a small ...