By Ronda Watson Barber Shame on the Central Ohio African American Chamber and the National Association of Minority Contractors Central Ohio Chapter for publicly disparaging the character and career of City of Columbus Chief Diversity Director Damita Brown. I was…
Category: Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note: Kudos to the City of Columbus for increasing purchasing with MWBEs
Damita R. Brown is an asset to the City of Columbus Office of Diversity & Inclusion Congratulations to the City of Columbus for increasing its purchasing spend with women and minority owned businesses in 2018. Mayor Andrew Ginther and his…
Publisher’s Note – Inspired
Inspired By Ronda Watson Barber Publisher I got to spend some time at the beach recently. It was nice to sit and watch the ocean. There were big waves and little ones. Some came to shore with impact and others…
Publisher’s Note: Advocacy has its costs
Advocacy has its costs By Ronda Watson Barber OhioMBE Publisher Advocacy has its costs. Advocacy is hard work and it is not for the weak. There is a price to pay for speaking out against injustices. I was saddened to…
Advocacy has its costs
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Advocacy has its costs. Advocacy is hard work and it is not for the weak. There is a price to pay for speaking out against injustices. I was saddened to hear the Columbus NAACP is…
Publisher’s Note: My reflection of Black History Month
By Ronda Watson Barber OhioMBE Publisher Black History has concluded. OhioMBE published a Black History every day during the month of February on our website and other media outlets. I learned so much. I posted information about Black people I…
Publisher’s Note: Revamp Ohio’s certification programs
By Ronda Watson Barber OhioMBE Publisher Ohio’s Inspector General released a report this week outlining that hundreds of EDGE (Encouraging Diversity Growth and Equity) certified businesses didn’t qualify for the program because the State of Ohio failed to keep tabs…
OhioMBE Celebrates 10 years of Publishing
By Ronda Watson BarberPublisher Hip Hip Hurrah! OhioMBE is celebrating 10 years of publishing. It is an honor to advocate and highlight small businesses, particularly Black-owned businesses in the Buckeye state. I’m a business owner just like my typical reader.…