Blue-City Democrat Mad That Program Helps White People
Democratic New York City Council Member Julie Won expressed frustration on Tuesday over white women benefiting from the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Certification Program. The program assists…
Democratic New York City Council Member Julie Won expressed frustration on Tuesday over white women benefiting from the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Certification Program.
The program assists minorities and/or women entrepreneurs “access government contracts” and expand their Business, according to the city government’s website. Won pressed First Deputy Chief Business Diversity Officer Dwight Flynn during a hearing to increase the certifications for minorities.
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“So for the total certified firms, you’re saying that we certified 11,382 … that already is too little. 11,382 firms for the city of New York that has $118 billion budget. 30% of that is going to contracting,” Won said. “That is an abysmal amount of money that is being — our taxpayer dollars go straight back into the hands of white people.”