The Law According To Moses
I Love Women . . . And Black Women*, Too
By Ambrose Moses, III
Women are beautiful, intelligent, and the embodiment of spiritual love. So, yes, I love women. And, no matter what the City of Columbus’ laws, rules, and regulations say, African-American women are included in my definition of women.
As of Sunday, September 29, 2013, the City of Columbus, Ohio still states that a ““Female Business Enterprise” (FBE) shall mean a business which is an independent and continuing operation for profit, performing a commercially useful function, and is owned and controlled by one or more females, U.S. citizens, of non-African-American descent.” See for yourself, Click Here or http://bit.ly/1eTM5o9 and look under “Definitions”.
Sorry, sistas, but, in Columbus, it seems that you are women with an asterisks (women*). I guess sometimes you are females and sometimes you are not.
Currently, in Columbus, Ohio, the mayor is African-American (who has hired and appointed African-American females as government officials), a majority of the city council is African-American (including two African-American females), and some of the municipal judges are African-American (including an African-American female). That accounts for representation of African-American females in all three branches of city government. It seems reasonable to believe that this issue could have and should have been resolved before Sunday, September 29, 2013. Yet, here we are and it does not appear to be resolved.
Folks have talked about it, written about it, and asked city officials questions about it. Does there really have to be a federal lawsuit filed in order to correct the situation? Can’t laws, rules, and regulations be changed simply because it is the right thing to do? Isn’t that one of the reasons why we elect government officials?
Why do we elect diverse government officials if we will still end up with de jure discrimination (i.e. discrimination that is recognized by law)?
Ain’t that Sista a woman, too?
For more information contact Ambrose Moses, III, an attorney with Moses Law Office. Email: info@MosesLaw.pro. Telephone: (614) 418-7898.
