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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Chicago Mayoral Hopeful: Minority Contracts Only For Blacks

By Rima Abdelkader

Chicago mayoral candidate Rev. James Meeks stirred up a political storm Thursday when he said minority-owned business contracts should only be awarded to African-Americans.

The Democratic Chicago State Senator justified his response by defining what he considers a minority.

"I don't think women, Asians and Hispanics should be able to use that title. That's why our numbers cannot improve, because we use women, Asians and Hispanics, who are not people of color, who are not people who have been discriminated against," Meeks told WVON Radio. CONTINUE....

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