Summary
Now, a group of African-American contractors is publicly complaining that the Board of Education is essentially reneging on its promise. At schools deep in the heart of the African-American community that are being rebuilt - East High School, among them - not only are contracts not being awarded to very many African-American firms; African-American firms are complaining that they are effectively being locked out of opportunities as subcontractors by the big White firms doing the bilk of the work.
See the full content of this document
Extract
Keeping Faith with Black Contractors
In 2002, when the Columbus Board of Education first came to the voters of the city with an ambitious $392 million "down payment" on a $1.5 billion plan to essenti...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
