Rebekah Yearout, MLK50, Author at Common Ground

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Jonathan Logan, president of Castle Black Construction, offered several concrete solutions to address Memphis’ poor record of awarding minority contracts. (KIrstin Cheers)

Creativity, will and maverick moves can fix Memphis’ unfair contracting trend

By Rebekah Yearout, MLK50

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Diversity & Equity

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January 31, 2018

Panelist: Count women and black-owned businesses separately to get a truer picture of progress.

As the students received their backpacks they high-fived and fist-bumped volunteers for the ZIP Code 38126 Back to School Project.

How can schools in Memphis improve the equity of minority and women-owned businesses?

By Rebekah Yearout, MLK50

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Diversity & Equity

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January 23, 2018

Join a panel on January 25 with business owners, county school administrators and charter school leaders.