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City of Boston spent $2.1 billion in contracts over five years. Only 1.2 percent went to Black-owned and Latino-owned businesses
A new report adds much more detail on how little Boston spends in businesses run by people of color
By Shirley Leung Globe Columnist,Updated February 5, 2021, 6:02 p.m.
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Sheldon Lloyd, chief executive of City Fresh Foods in Roxbury, said he could do much more business if big contracts were broken into smaller jobs so a local player like him could compete against a bigger corporation.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Black- and Latino-owned firms landed just 1.2 percent of the $2.1 billion in contracts for construction and professional goods and services that the City of Boston awarded during the first term of the Walsh administration, according to a new report the city commissioned.
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What is the future of Bostonâs Black-owned restaurants?
These businesses entered the pandemic at an economic disadvantage. Itâs time for everyone to invest in them, and not just during Black History Month.
By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 6:52 p.m.
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The music cues in the videoâs background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in. A masked woman inside Mattapanâs Cafe Juice Up speaks. âHello, Boston,â says Representative Chynah Tyler. âI want to welcome you to the fourth annual Black Restaurant Challenge.â
February is Black History Month, and since 2018 it has been an occasion around which to rally support for the cityâs Black-owned restaurants. The challenge is simple: Patronize one Black-owned restaurant each week of the month. The goal: Keep these businesses in business. Black-owned restaurants are 80 percent more likely to fail within the first year of operation, according to the campaign.
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The Race to Lead Boston Is Suddenly Wide Open
The selection of Mayor Martin J. Walsh as labor secretary has shaken up the mayoral race in Boston, which has struggled with police reform and an extreme racial wealth gap.
Kim Janey, the president of the Boston City Council, will become the acting mayor if the current mayor, Martin J. Walsh, is confirmed as labor secretary.Credit.Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe, via Getty Images
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BOSTON Sometimes the guard changes slowly. Sometimes it changes overnight.
That is what is happening in the city of Boston, which has been led by white men since its incorporation in 1822. With the nomination of Mayor Martin J. Walsh as President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s labor secretary, the 2021 mayoral race is suddenly wide open, and the front-runners are all women of color.
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