A dream continued: Angelo Perryman and the Perryman Building and Construction, Inc. – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

By Raymond Jones ABOVE PHOTO: Perryman Construction president/CEO Angelo Perryman During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s, when Black churches were systematically being firebombed and burnt to the ground, a Black construction firm with Philadelphia ties was providing opportunites for Black construction professionals to help restore those churches across the South. Perryman Construction founder Jimmy Perryman Jimmy Perryman, known for showing up to construction sites with toolbox-in-hand, began his construction firm in 1954 in Alabama during those turbulent years. Now, 70 years later, Jimmy’s son — Angelo Perryman — is president and CEO of Perryman Building and Construction, Inc., where he is continuing the tradition of providing opportunities for Black construction professionals in Philadelphia. “When I came to Philadelphia in the ‘80s, we made it our business to find talent in the area giving people an opportunity,” Perryman said. Angelo Perryman with his daughter,Angelina Perryman, the vice president of administration, Perryman Construction Perryman is thoughtful and introspective as he talks about the seven-decade growth of his company. He is introspective regarding the lessons he learned early in his career by watching his dad work. “My dad believed that a quality job performed by quality people always counts,”...