Part 6: Minnesota Department of Transportation – Retaliation! The Association of Women Contractors (AWC) requests no Black Media at “Public Meetings”

January 26, 2010 · Filed Under "Affirmative Action" - no "Action Jackson at MnDOT, No 1st Amendment Rights here!, No Civil Rights protection with MnDOT, Public Meetings in a Public place remain Public domain, Shhh-We don't want anyone to know!, The Association of Women Contractors (AWC) · Comments Off 

If the protected class and gender of MnDOT is addressed head-on; and if the questions are asked; “Why are White men and women receiving federal dollars as DBE’s while MnDOT continues to be dismissive of the term minority? By exposing the obvious, the reaction by those involved in secret negotiations of the protected class will surface.

Since the Minnesota Department of Transportation has over 4530 employees with only 95 Black, its obvious to IBNN where the problem is as it pertains to a fair playing field.

IBNN was sure that if we waited in the cut long enough, “White Privilege” would raise its head and continue to exclude, reject, bar, prohibit, rule out, obstruct, derail, deny and try to eliminate important information about the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 17 year trend of failure as it pertains to engaging the minority-ethnic contractors of the state of Minnesota through their Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and the dismissive behavior of not adhering to CFR 49, Part 26 Goals – which is interpreted, “Make it work, by any means necessary.”

The Association of Women Contractors (AWC) executive director, Barb Christensen sent the following letter to MnDOT’s Bernie Arseneau, Division Director-Policy, Safety and Strategic Initiatives:

The letter reads (unedited): Read more

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