Happy Birthday James Ragland – For the People. I want to publicly thank Columbus City Schools Board Member Ragland for his support of Black businesses and encouraging integrity in the district’s purchasing process. To date, he is the ONLY OhioMBE…
Category: Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note: An Open Letter to Madame VP Harris and Senator Scott
Publisher’s Note: Get off our necks
By Ronda Watson BarberPublisher I have been watching the Derek Chauvin trial. I watched the videos. Videos that hadn’t been seen in public before. I cried. How can one justify placing a knee on someone’s knee for over nine minutes? …
Publisher’s Note: Happy Black History Month!
Columbus City Schools finally releases 2019-2020 LEDE numbers
Happy New Year!
By Ronda Watson BarberPublisherEditor at Large Happy New Year! May 2020 bring you health, wealth, and stronger relationships. Finally, 2020 is behind us. What a year! We lived through an ongoing global health pandemic, the exposure of America’s racial inequities…
Publisher’s Note: Will the state’s new WBE program impact Black women?
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher The State of Ohio recently made changes to the MBE and EDGE certifications programs. Rules for women’s business certification were also established. How will these changes and an additional certification affect Black-owned businesses? What impact…