Khan says 33% of certified MWBEs are African-American; Garner says it is personal
Khan says 33% of the certified MWBE pool is African-American businesses, which Farías contrasts with one in 1,000 contracts for Black women. Garner says he is taking the issue personally and promises to broaden contract awards to all certified groups.
And I'd love to hear from you folks.
Shark, go ahead.
I do have the, so it's 33% of the certified pool is African-American certified businesses.
Yeah, that's a pretty big percentage comparatively to looking at hearing the number of one out of 1,000 for black women getting a contract in New York City.
I'd love to hear.
I can assure you that we are having internal conversations.
I'm taking this personal.
Yeah, it's personal to me too.
That we have to do a better job, and we will do a better job.
Of broadening the contract awards to all groups that we certify.
We appreciate that.
It's getting better.
It's not where we want it to be, but it's gradually improving because we have an emphasis on it.
Yeah, I think I hear that, and I look forward to seeing our numbers improved.