Nearly one week after the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) was expected to release its highly anticipated study of disparities facing the local Black community, the report has not surfaced.
The Miami Times, however, was sent a copy of the study’s 43-page executive summary late Tuesday afternoon – a document that fails to include any supporting data of how many people were surveyed, the names of stakeholders and industry leaders interviewed, or where those interviews took place. It also contains numerous typos and unfinished sentences, leaving the reader in a state of confusion.
Have you stopped to ask yourself how important it is for the Black community to present a united front no matter the hidden truth or its consequences? Should Black officials
A disparity study is usually conducted to determine the prevalence and scope of discrimination in the marketplace against minority-owned businesses with the goal of creating race-based remedial programs that will