NEWS and EVENTS

“The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), the Greater Boston Latino Network, and Amplify Latinx filed the complaint to the federal departments of justice and transportation in response to a city study that found that from 2014 to 2019, only 1.2% of its nearly $2.2 billion worth of public contacts went to Black- and Latino-owned
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“Three groups — the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Latino Network and Amplify Latinx — filed an administrative complaint with federal agencies on Wednesday.” Read more here.

“The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Latino Network, Lawyers for Civil Rights and Amplify Latinx submitted the civil rights complaint on Wednesday against the city, calling for the feds to step in and compel the city to change its behavior.” Read more here.

“The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Latino Network, and Amplify Latinx filed the complaint with the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation, days after Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s administration completed a study showing that just 1.2 percent of nearly $2.2 billion in procurement from 2014 to 2019 went to Black- and
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For Immediate Release February 17th, 2021   Contact: Jessicah Pierre, Director of Strategic Communications  Phone: (617) 401-1470 Email: comms@becma.org Business Advocacy Groups File Discrimination Complaint Against The City Of Boston On Behalf Of  Minority-owned Businesses Unlawfully Shut Out From Public Contracts  BOSTON, MA -- Today, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), the Greater  Boston Latino Network (GBLN), and Amplify
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“Even some Black leaders have been bamboozled by the reverse discrimination boogeyman — thank goodness Segun Idowu, executive director of BECMA is not.” Read more here.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021  Contact: Jessicah Pierre, Director of Strategic Communications  Phone: (617) 401-1470 Email: comms@becma.org STATEMENT BECMA REGARDING CITY OF BOSTON DISPARITY STUDY RESULTS  AND PALTRY LEVELS OF BLACK BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN CONTRACTS   Boston, MA - On Friday, February 5, 2021, GBH News and the Boston Globe shared the results of a yet-to-be-released disparity study, which was
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“The poll was conducted between Dec. 8 and Dec. 20, and sponsored by The Boston Foundation, The Hyams Foundation, King Boston, Amplify Latinx, BECMA, the Mass Budget and Policy Center, The Bridgewater State University Foundation, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and individual contributors.”  Read more here.

“CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – State Senator Eric Lesser held a livestream discussion with Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) executive director Segun Idowu on the council’s work and the pandemic’s impact on Black communities and businesses.” Read more here.