Posts Tagged ‘NAMC-UM’
Jerry Steele named President of National Association of Minority Contractors-Upper Midwest
“The National Association of Minority Contractors has seen presidents come and go with no real measurable outcomes. Jamaican native and Minneapolis resident Jerry Steele seeks to turn the tables of the NAMC-UM into a results driven organization representing Minnesota’s minority contractors.” by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in [...]
Sorry, I’m Allergic to Bullshit…Seven-hundred and Fifteen Dollars, the Big Sell-Out
“MnDOT gets away free and clear as no Black Organizations shed a tear. More sell-outs; more abandonment of sound business practices with a benign neglect of doing things for the people. Still today, there has been no press conference called to address the heinous ongoing practice by the Minnesota Department of Transportation by groups like the [...]
Minneapolis Urban League and Minnesota Department of Transportation: $150,000.00 MnDOT payoff to MUL did not help Black contractors
In breaking news, Springboard Economic Development Corporation has reported another heinous disparity within MnDOT that goes against federal regulations as it pertains to the awarding of federal contracts supported by federal funds. The war against Black contractors at MnDOT continues with arrogance and abandonment of process shown by $715 [...]
The 60-Year Unemployment Scandal. What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs
By ANDY KROLL - The Spiderlegs Conundrum Washington, DC (Source:The Spiderlegs Conundrum/July 7,2011)...Like the country it governs, Washington is a city of extremes. In a car, you can zip in bare moments from northwest District of Columbia, its streets lined with million-dollar homes and palatial embassies, its inhabitants sporting one of the [...]
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 [...]
Minneapolis Economic Development Association (MEDA) representative obstructs Black Free Press
"White Privilege rules again in Minneapolis when a Black US Civil Rights director appears on the scene - had enough yet? We have." by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and USA Radical Black Minneapolis, MN. (IBNN NEWS Breaking Report/December 4, 2010)..Less than an hour (11:02 a.m.) ago at the Millennium Hotel in downtown [...]
Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Arseneau and Prescott Missing in Action – Fear and Ignorance are twins
“While IBNN NEWS and it’s affiliates understands the DBE program, if ran correctly could possible create opportunities for thousands, the issue is Minnesota’s transportation office is marred in favoritism and White Privilege.” by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and USA Radical Black Saint Paul, MN. (IBNN [...]
NAMC-UM – Civil Rights Director Camille Hazeur (USDOT) keynote speaker at National Association of Minority Contractors Upper Midwest Annual Dinner – December 4th
"MnDOT's Civil Rights Department - Spinning" The Minnesota Department of Transportation has consistently failed at outreach and compliance for more than 17 years in Minnesota – national attention is needed to circumvent a process that keeps minority contractors on the outside looking in. MnDOT’s civil rights department has been presented [...]
