Posts Tagged ‘Johnny Burns’
The firing of Marvin “Corky” Taylor continues the Catastrophic FAIL of the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights
Marvin Taylor was fired by Assistant Director for Contract Compliance Johnnie Burns for not doing a wage determination—when, in fact, Marvin had done the determination. This firing followed on the heels of Marvin filing a Respect in The Workplace complaint against Burns; that complaint is still pending. Eddie Calderon was forced into [...]
Missing files, undelivered letters, bogus lists add up to troubled times at the Minneapolis Civil Rights Department
“Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights - an unknown conciseness.” Editor’s note: As part of IBNN’s Real Citizen Journalism Project (RCJ), we continue to post relevant stories on topics concerning Minnesotans and the reason why the great state of the Loon and Lakes is light years behind in education, contract compliance, [...]
We Care or benign neglect? KSTP-TV reports some North Minneapolis residents may be forced to move…I thought you bozos had that handled?
KSTP-TV reports: “They survived the tornado, but some renters are learning they will have to find new homes in a matter of days.” "Watch this shocking Channel 5 report. Then let's go back to the We Care leadership and ask who the hell are they talking to?" (Click video to watch) by Donald W.R.Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and [...]
Breaking News: Bad list and BUSTED! We Care?
"Are we seeing a clear violation of the R.I.C.O. Act? The contract list was vetted by folks that didn't have the communities or the minority contractors best interests in mind. It sounds like racketeering to me! This is what happens when you have people working outside of their level of expertise." by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in [...]
SHRED-GATE 2011: Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, City Council need to explain SHRED-GATE
SHRED-GATE 2011: Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights...Oops! “Can you hear me now? If you can’t you better ask somebody!” Important and sometime useless phone numbers: MDCR (612) 673-3012 by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and Black Politics in Minneapolis Mini-hope-less, MN (IBNN NEWS/March 24, [...]
Minnesota Scholar rebuttal on 2010 Minneapolis Disparity Report: Dr. Sam Myers, (Professor) Chair of Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice (IBNN Exclusive Report)
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and USA Radical Black Minneapolis, MN. (IBNN NEWS Exclusive/February 24, 2011)…IBNN NEWS has obtained a copy of the letter written by Dr. Samuel Myers, Professor, Chair of Roy [...]
Minneapolis City Council sends Civil Rights director Korbel back to the drawing board on Disparity Report recommendations and her plan
Civil Rights director Korbel: Do not pass go. “Tomfoolery” will not be allowed in Minneapolis’ city council chambers. Director Korbel gets her first taste of strong-council, weak mayor politics. By Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and USA Radical Black (Editorial Opinion) "Poor work ethics, denotes Poor [...]
The Rape of the Minority Contractor – Disparity study finally released
Tune in Saturday, November 20, 2010 to BlogTalkRadio's ON POINT with co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as they "dismantle the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights." by Ron Edwards - Originally posted 11/17/2010 Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, reprinted with the permission of the author. It took 15 years to tell us what we [...]
Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights: Sex, Lies, Hype and CPED
"A message to the MDCR and CPED, I got the goods on you - get ready to be Dog Walked" In the video below, City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Mike Christensen tells a lie at the National Association of Minority Contractors monthly meeting one year ago today (November 9, 2009). Based on the findings in the report [...]
Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights: Marvin “Corky” Taylor out at the end if 2010 as MDCR Facilitates a Facilitation for a Facilitator – “Who do we have to Stand Up for Civil Rights in Minneapolis?” The simple answer – nobody!
Under the previous administration, the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights has neglected, obstructed and denied the minority-ethnic population of Minneapolis an enforcement agency that will actually engage the community in Contract Compliance, Civil Right violations and effective outreach efforts. As you recall, the MDCR was not seen in the [...]
