Almost four decades ago, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program was enacted to address the stubborn and harmful institutionalized bias and systemic racism people of color were facing in the transportation industry.
Johnson highlights the historical context of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program and its purpose.
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