Bloomberg
When Tonya Lewis Taylor started her youth development organization, she had two major challenges: launching a citywide business and understanding the Department of Education’s procurement process.
It took Lewis Taylor, the chief executive officer of I Will Graduate, nearly five years and the help of an external consultant to navigate the system.
“It was like having a second job,” Lewis Taylor said.
While the city’s failure to sign contracts with minority and women-owned enterprises persists throughout government agencies, the Department of Education had a particularly poor showing. The agency has immense purchasing power; it spent $4.3 billion in fiscal 2020, a figure comparable to Delaware’s entire state budget. Less than 6% of the money went to MWBEs.
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La La Anthony Enlightens NYC Students on Newest Episode of ‘In the Classroom’ Learning Series
March 8, 2021 GMT
La La Anthony Enlightens NYC Students on Newest Episode of In the Classroom Learning Series
NEW YORK - March 8, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
As a part of their ongoing educational programming, and in celebration of Women’s History Month, the I WILL GRADUATE Program will release its latest episode of ”
In The Classroom ” Learning Series, featuring La La Anthony of
Starz’s hit television show, ”
Power ”, and Showtime’s, ”
NEW YORK (WABC) On this episode of Here and Now, reaction to the historic inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Sandra speaks with women who have spent years behind the scenes, increasing Black voter turnout, defending the Black vote, and fighting systematic racism.
Melanie Campbell is the President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the convener of the Black Women s Roundtable and Glynda Carr is the President, CEO, and co-Founder of Higher Heights for America, the only political action committee dedicated to electing more progressive Black women.
Also on this episode, Sandra talks with New York Urban League President and CEO Arva Rice and DoorDash s Head of U.S. East and Federal Government Relations David London on a new partnership to support Black-owned businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pop Smoke‘s parents have partnered with the Entertainers 4 Education Alliance/I WILL GRADUATE program to warn the youth about gun violence.
In 2020, there were over 1,000 shootings and almost 300 murders in Pop’s hometown of the Big Apple. The late rapper himself was a victim of gun violence just under one year ago when he wad shot and killed in the Hollywood Hills, and now Audrey and Greg Jackson are committed to helping prevent more tragedies with a new PSA.
“Because of gun violence, I’ll never see my son run up the front of our steps, taking them two at a time,” Mrs. Jackson says in the clip, which also features Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. “He won’t ever take my hands again and dance with me. He won’t come into my room and muscle pose in the mirror. Gun violence destroys families. It must stop.”