BPA REPORT DEMANDS THAT THE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM BE IMPROVED
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in their December 2011 symposium in Washington DC finally acknowledged the extreme lack of black contractors in the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program… read the article
Suspensions and Expulsions of Black Students: The School to Prison Pipeline
In its six-month investigation into the School to Prison Pipeline, The Skanner News has collected reports, statistics, interviews and video documenting the growing movement by families and communities to keep their kids in school and on track … read the article
Love It, Don’t Leave It: Time to Stop Portland’s ‘Brain Drain’
Say what you want to say, feel how you want to feel, but Portland is THE City! And you are free and welcome to disagree. But if you live here, and especially if you were born and raised here, you know what I mean when I say that Portland is quite an interesting city with much to explore and plenty to be proud of… read the article
Crash Course
Last month the Oregon Department of Transportation began construction on the largest highway project in Portland in nearly a decade: a single-lane expansion of the Interstate 5 bottleneck at Delta Park. Yet despite the fact that the project will cut through the heart of North Portland’s black community, so far only a handful of minority firms hold contracts to work on the $60 million project… read the article