The Congressional Black Caucus is refusing to support financial reform legislation until President Barack Obama comes up with an acceptable plan to support minority businesses, BlackAmericaWeb.com reported on Dec. 7.
According to the New York Times, caucus members say they want reform for a wide-ranging group of businesses, including black-owned radio, auto dealers, newspapers, banks and government contractors, but may be focusing particularly on the financial woes of Inner Broadcasting in meetings with key administration officials.
Inner City, which owns 17 stations, is under pressure to repay nearly $230 million in debt owed to Goldman Sachs and GE Capital, Pierre Sutton, son of co-owner and powerful New York politician and businessman Percy Sutton, told the Times on Dec. 2.
Declining advertising revenues and the gravitation of advertisers to the Internet have put many broadcasters, particularly black-owned broadcasters, in dire financial straits.
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