: angelo is ceo of perryman building and construction services a company his father jimmy started inbama in the 1950 's, when he returned home to racism after the korean war >> he was able to basically take a rejection and turn tonight to a business. >> reporter: angelo began working for his dad after years have larger firms he reestablish the company in philadelphia, completing a thousand projects, over 30 years. perryman construction is one of the few black owned firms able to compete for large scale projects in the region. >> we have built upon our reputation as a company. >> reporter: in 2015 they generated more than 21 million-dollar in revenue and the business and list of accolade are growing with perryman leading way on projects like the pennsylvania convention center expansion, love park, and gallery but angelo's not only perryman breaking barriers. so you have big shoes to fill. >> yes. >> reporter: angelina perryman is vice-president of administration. >> that is my first memory of him, just in construction. >> reporter: she glue up in the business alongside her blotter, an