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Indigenous: For Our Ancestors

Tonight on The Emmy-nominated Doni Glover Show, the Indigenous Series continues. This ongoing dialogue has sparked … Watch full video on YouTube

Delegate Phillips and MWMCA’s Frazier Sound Alarm: New Federal Rule Threatens Maryland’s Minority Business Ecosystem

The DOT’s October 3 rule ends 40 years of demographic protections. Black and women-owned firms must now prove discrimination individually—and time is running out. (BALTIMORE – October 15, 2025) – On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an interim final rule that fundamentally restructured the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, eliminating the demographic presumptions that have anchored federal contracting access for Black-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged firms for four decades. The consequences are immediate and severe. All existing DBE certifications are suspended. Firms must recertify by proving they have faced specific discrimination in their business history. The…

DOT Eliminates Race and Sex Presumptions in Disadvantaged Business Program

Effective immediately, firms must prove disadvantage individually—reshaping access to federal contracts (WASHINGTON, DC – October 15, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an interim final rule on October 3, 2025, fundamentally restructuring how the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program operates. The new rule eliminates race- and sex-based presumptions of disadvantage that have anchored the 40-year-old federal contracting initiative, requiring all firms to demonstrate economic hardship on a case-by-case basis. The shift has immediate consequences. All existing DBE and Airport Concessionaire Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) certifications are effectively suspended pending reevaluation under the new standards. Federal agencies are prohibited…

INDIGENOUS: This Is Our Land!

This episode of the Emmy-nominated Doni Glover Show dives deep into the stolen land, stolen legacy, and suppressed identity of … Watch full video on YouTube