For Black-Owned Businesses In Kansas City Hit By The Coronavirus, This Nonprofit Has Been A Lifesave
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 Jeremiah Crow was released from prison about five years ago after serving a five-year stretch for robbery, hoping to use some of the electrical wiring skills he learned in confinement to get a job. But employers were wary of hiring an ex-felon. So with the odds stacked against him, Crow struck out on his own, doing residential handyman jobs like wiring, painting and remodeling. He made it a point to hire other ex-felons and through word of mouth business began to pick up. Still, his business, KC Maintenance & Remodel, could have used a little help — a boost espe...
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