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"We're not asking for quotas, we're asking for fairness," said [Leonard Alkins]. "I think the [mayorally appointed] host committee understands that $1.5 million does not address the issue of fairness to African Americans and other people of color. When you talk about women and disabled those could be white businesses. White males and white females are the same. Minorities are the ones who have been excluded from contracts over the years."
"Some small contracts have to be executed because of the time frame, but I think if it's over $5,000 there should be bidding," Alkins told the Banner before a city council hearing on the convention last week."We are working with foundations to determine what these things can be used for," she said. "One foundation said we want some money earmarked for certain outreach efforts."See the full content of this document
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City Defends Dnc Contract Process
Planners of this summer's Democratic National Convention have hired a diverse staff and are aggressively reaching out to businesses of color and women-owned businesses to encourage them to compete for the tens of millions of dollars in contracts expected to be awar...
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