As we reported earlier this summer, the Rays response to the still-ongoing Black Lives Matter protests included donations to several area groups who contribute in various way to our Tampa Bay community, and in particular address the history of racial injustice that has marked our region.
This column features an interview with Ernest Coney, the CEO of the Corporation to Develop Communities (CDC) of Tampa. The CDC of Tampa was founded in 1992, and has long focused on housing and workforce development in the historically Black community of East Tampa. Mr. Coney, whose background is in public health, directs this organization with nearly two dozen employees.