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Panel: M/WBE goals should remain intact could prove they couldn't meet the requirements after "every feasible attempt has been made to comply," the plan permitted waivers. Because there were no geographic limits to plan, any qualified MBE from anywhere in the country could par ticipate in the 30 percent set-aside. The J.A. Croson Company, a predominantly white contracting firm, was the only bidder on a pro ject to provide and install plumbing fixtures in the city jail. Under the guidelines of the MBE program, Croson was required to use a minority subcon tractor to supply the fixtures. The company, however, submitted its bid of 5126,530 before securing a commitment from an MBE. When Croson could not find an MBE to supply fixtures at a price that would allow it to remain within its bidding, price, it sought a waiver from the city. It's request was denied and ihe Richmond city attorney informed Croson officials that the jot) had been rebidded. ArtsReach and Maria Howell & the 7th Stree Band; Feb. 10, presenting the daz zling Eve Cornelius & Chip Craw ford along with the Charlie Cul breath Quartet; and April 21, featur ing Spex and The Ken Rhodes Trio, this year's series promises to be a delight for jazz lovers everywhere. Performances are scheduled to be held at the Arts Council Theater at 610 ColiscumDrivc and will begin at 8 p.m. This series is jointly_ supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Appearing on "Feb. 17 with Claiming that the MBE plan was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Cfoson filed a lawsuit and the Fourth Cir cuit Court of Appeals held that Richmond's program was unconsti tutional and the Supreme Court upheld that ruling. "The ruling has sparked la flurry of concern over the future of many such programs across the state and nation," said Commissioner Clay ton. "Indeed, while there is reason for alarm, it should be tempered by the fact that the court did not make an across-the-board ruling declaring all such set-asides unconstitution al." A "strict scrutiny" clause is the main feature of the high court's rul ing, explained the commissioner whose company, Technical Resources International Ltd., pro vided the NCIMED with an analy sis of the impact that the Croson decision had in the Tar Heel state. The clause requires municipalities, From Page A6 their performance of "Do Lord, Remember Me" is Jomandi Produc-' lions out of Atlanta. After receiving rave reviews from their appearance at the National Black Theater Festi val, Urban Arts is bringing back Jomandi Productions due to popular demand. At this time, negotiations are presently underway to possibly include their Festival production of "Sisters" for their February appear anccaiihe Visual artists will have an opportunity to exhibit their talent at two exhibitions. The annual Holi day Expo exhibit, open to artists who wish to display their works and state and local governments when using racial or gender classifica tions to show "compelling interest" or a specific historical basis for the need for M/WBE programs. "This means the city will have to go back into its records and say, 'What have we done? Have we dis criminated against people?' said Ms. Sumter. "When municipalities look at developing M/WBE programs they need to look at the hard num bers to determine whether these people have received a fair shriee. The positive aspect of that Supreme Court rulingvis that the courts have told you what it wants." The court has stipulated that M/WBE programs be "narrowly tai lored" to address specific areas of documented discrimination in the city's history and that the chosen program is designed to remedy the present effects of past discrimina tion. In "An Assessment of the Impact of Croson on North Carolina Municipalities' Affirmative Action Programs," the study Ms. Clayton's company prepared, it points out that several officials have said the "dan ger" coming out of the Croson rul-9 ing comes more from misconcep tions concerning its meaning rather than the ruling itself. "it is believed that such offi cials may view the Croson case to be a signal that all M/WBE pro grams are unconstitutional and will therefore move to end such efforts," the study said. Indeed, since the high court's ruling M/WBE programs were struck down in Michigan, the Wis consin Department of Transporta tion, in Multomah County, Ore., San Francisco and Atlanta - which previously had the oldest and most ambitious program in the country. In addition, a study by the Minority Business Enterprise and Legal Defense Education Fund, Inc. (MBELDEF), has disclosed chal lenges to programs in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Wash scheduled to open December 10, series targeting visual artists who and an invitational exhibition need information on preparing their planned for February 14 through work for exhibit, marketing them March 16, will both be held in the selves as artists, pulling together a Sawtooth Galleries. resume, and other topics which will assist emerging artists in the sale of Workshops are on the drawing their artwork. board again due to their tremendous success and requests of last year. Also planned is a series of liter Technical Assistance Workshops ary workshops to include readings, are scheduled for arts organizations panel discussions and technical and nonprofrt groups to^cover such? workshopv^FoifuiUitfi infwmatioir topics as GrSntsmanship, Board about any of the above, please con Development, Marketing for Arts tact Urban Arts at 722-5293. Organizations, Fundraising and oth ers. Reggie Johnson is executive Projected plans for the Visual director of Urban Arts of the Art s Arts Workshops include plans for a Council. Delta Arts Center Corner From Page A6 then we become the forgotten. Sandra, schoolmates from 14th St.,, your life and effect the lives of others, bors and friends. This Sunday, at 3:30 Diggs, and Anderson, and those who We don't know it all, let's continue to p.m. Dr. Lenwood Davis of Winston-' To all my friends who read this know me from church, this program learn together. Salem State University will lead the column -- Shelby, Joe, Karen, Priscil- is for you and your friends. It's not for discussion "From Slavery to Today: la, Leon, John, Doc, Sharon, James, someone else. Make a difference in Bring your children, your neigh- The Role of the Black Elderly." From Page A1 ington, D.C., Lakeland City and Jacksonville, Fla.t Wilmington, Del., and Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio. The MBELDEF estimates that some 236 state and local pro grams across the country are in jeopardy. North Carolina's earliest M/WBE programs were established in Charlotte and Fayetteville in 1981, the former being the largest in the state. "Through surveys conducted by TRI of various municipal and coun ty governments and interviews with state and local officials, it is clear that M/WBE programs are the exception rather than the rule in North Carolina,H according to the impact assessment.** ?T"_ Out of 26 municipal and county governments surveyed, Ms. Clayton added, only nine had some form of goals which established target per centages or good faith efforts. None of them had quotas. Only one casualty had been reported among the state's M/WBE programs since the Croson decision - less than three months after it had established one, Guilford County's Commissioners voted to terminate its program before it had gone into effect. Between 1981 and 1986 local programs were established in Fayetteville, Mecklenburg Counjy, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Winston Salem, Raleigh and Durham. Ms. Clayton praised Winston Salem's M/WBE program saying it, "probably did more than any other municipality before installing the program by having workshops, seminars and today has an advisory counsel in place to oversee its progress." ?"It's good business to have minority participation for overall economic development," Ms. Clay ton said. "Because we are expand ing our economy when we include businesses that were not included before. That's just good business Please see oage A10 ** Winston-Salem Chronicle^ 'U Holiday Calendar (published in Ebony Fashion Fair Special Section, Nov. 2) Please submit your Holiday Calendar events occurring Nov. 2 through Dec. 31 for publication What: When: Contact Person: W/c want to be yourEntertainmcnt Connection Mail to: ? Winston-Salem Chronicle P.O. 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