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    To: The Citizens of the United States From: Dr. Robert Day, Convener, National Fairness and Growth Symposiums, Joseph Debro, General Chairman, National Fairness and Growth Campaign Committee 50 years or is it 400 =.99% nationally or .4955% Ohio* of all business revenue earned by African Americans. What have been the ramifications and implications of these shameful, tragic figures on the economic health of black communities and the country as a whole? This is a follow up to our previous symposia regarding our concerns and hopes relative to the very fast moving American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP), now public law as of February 17th, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and its counterpart the TARP initiatives. We have created a grass roots campaign composed of practitioners who have a long term operational knowledge of past practices and are very familiar with the philosophies, strategies, approaches, programs and projects ostensibly designed to address the history and practice of discrimination towards African Americans, and subsequently other disadvantaged? (by some standard) groups. We seek not to have negative presumptions regarding the current planning or execution of the ARRA and TARP or the soon to be proposed general budget. We seek to provide solutions gained from the hard earned insight into potential enforcement of existing public laws, regulations and new initiatives and programs through the use of “Best Practices” See attachments). We have gathered this information from two recently held National Symposiums in Cincinnati, and Cleveland Ohio and a third to be conducted March 9, in Washington DC, with more to follow across the country. The National Fairness Campaign has reviewed past political agreements, laws, decrees, predicate studies, governing compacts and their relationship to the social, economic development environment prior to the Obama Presidency. The National Fairness Campaign has also identified past historic moral gaps. We have chosen Ohio as one of the focal points of the National Fairness Campaign, because it is Middle America, and has demonstrated past and current innovations to address fairness and capacity building, including state government minority business development programs, initiatives to increase the budget for the African American Males Commission, and the creation of the proposed American Reinvestment & Recovery Program and other federal solutions.

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    To: The Citizens of the United States From: Dr. Robert Day, Convener, National Fairness and Growth Symposiums, Joseph Debro, General Chairman, National Fairness and Growth Campaign Committee 50 years or is it 400 =.99% nationally or .4955% Ohio* of all business revenue earned by African Americans. What have been the ramifications and implications of these shameful, tragic figures on the economic health of black communities and the country as a whole? This is a follow up to our previous symposia regarding our concerns and hopes relative to the very fast moving American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP), now public law as of February 17th, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and its counterpart the TARP initiatives. We have created a grass roots campaign composed of practitioners who have a long term operational knowledge of past practices and are very familiar with the philosophies, strategies, approaches, programs and projects ostensibly designed to address the history and practice of discrimination towards African Americans, and subsequently other disadvantaged? (by some standard) groups. We seek not to have negative presumptions regarding the current planning or execution of the ARRA and TARP or the soon to be proposed general budget. We seek to provide solutions gained from the hard earned insight into potential enforcement of existing public laws, regulations and new initiatives and programs through the use of “Best Practices” See attachments). We have gathered this information from two recently held National Symposiums in Cincinnati, and Cleveland Ohio and a third to be conducted March 9, in Washington DC, with more to follow across the country. The National Fairness Campaign has reviewed past political agreements, laws, decrees, predicate studies, governing compacts and their relationship to the social, economic development environment prior to the Obama Presidency. The National Fairness Campaign has also identified past historic moral gaps. We have chosen Ohio as one of the focal points of the National Fairness Campaign, because it is Middle America, and has demonstrated past and current innovations to address fairness and capacity building, including state government minority business development programs, initiatives to increase the budget for the African American Males Commission, and the creation of the proposed American Reinvestment & Recovery Program and other federal solutions.

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    To: The Citizens of the United States From: Dr. Robert Day, Convener, National Fairness and Growth Symposiums, Joseph Debro, General Chairman, National Fairness and Growth Campaign Committee 50 years or is it 400 =.99% nationally or .4955% Ohio* of all business revenue earned by African Americans. What have been the ramifications and implications of these shameful, tragic figures on the economic health of black communities and the country as a whole? This is a follow up to our previous symposia regarding our concerns and hopes relative to the very fast moving American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP), now public law as of February 17th, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and its counterpart the TARP initiatives. We have created a grass roots campaign composed of practitioners who have a long term operational knowledge of past practices and are very familiar with the philosophies, strategies, approaches, programs and projects ostensibly designed to address the history and practice of discrimination towards African Americans, and subsequently other disadvantaged? (by some standard) groups. We seek not to have negative presumptions regarding the current planning or execution of the ARRA and TARP or the soon to be proposed general budget. We seek to provide solutions gained from the hard earned insight into potential enforcement of existing public laws, regulations and new initiatives and programs through the use of “Best Practices” See attachments). We have gathered this information from two recently held National Symposiums in Cincinnati, and Cleveland Ohio and a third to be conducted March 9, in Washington DC, with more to follow across the country. The National Fairness Campaign has reviewed past political agreements, laws, decrees, predicate studies, governing compacts and their relationship to the social, economic development environment prior to the Obama Presidency. The National Fairness Campaign has also identified past historic moral gaps. We have chosen Ohio as one of the focal points of the National Fairness Campaign, because it is Middle America, and has demonstrated past and current innovations to address fairness and capacity building, including state government minority business development programs, initiatives to increase the budget for the African American Males Commission, and the creation of the proposed American Reinvestment & Recovery Program and other federal solutions.

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    To: The Citizens of the United States

    From: Dr. Robert Day, Convener, National Fairness and Growth Symposiums, Joseph Debro, General Chairman,
    National Fairness and Growth Campaign Committee

    50 years or is it 400 =.99% nationally or .4955% Ohio* of all business revenue earned by African Americans.
    What have been the ramifications and implications of these shameful, tragic figures on the economic
    health of black communities and the country as a whole?

    This is a follow up to our previous symposia regarding our concerns and hopes relative to the very fast moving
    American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (ARRP), now public law as of February 17th, the American Recovery
    and Reinvestment Act, and its counterpart the TARP initiatives.

    We have created a grass roots campaign composed of practitioners who have a long term operational knowledge
    of past practices and are very familiar with the philosophies, strategies, approaches, programs and projects
    ostensibly designed to address the history and practice of discrimination towards African Americans, and
    subsequently other disadvantaged? (by some standard) groups.

    We seek not to have negative presumptions regarding the current planning or execution of the ARRA and TARP or
    the soon to be proposed general budget. We seek to provide solutions gained from the hard earned insight into
    potential enforcement of existing public laws, regulations and new initiatives and programs through the use of “Best
    Practices” See attachments). We have gathered this information from two recently held National Symposiums in
    Cincinnati, and Cleveland Ohio and a third to be conducted March 9, in Washington DC, with more to follow across
    the country.

    The National Fairness Campaign has reviewed past political agreements, laws, decrees, predicate studies,
    governing compacts and their relationship to the social, economic development environment prior to the Obama
    Presidency. The National Fairness Campaign has also identified past historic moral gaps. We have chosen Ohio as
    one of the focal points of the National Fairness Campaign, because it is Middle America, and has demonstrated
    past and current innovations to address fairness and capacity building, including state government minority
    business development programs, initiatives to increase the budget for the African American Males Commission,
    and the creation of the proposed American Reinvestment & Recovery Program and other federal solutions.

    The National Fairness Campaign Symposium “SESSION III” A Best Practices


    Review & Recommendations is be conducted at the Marshall Heights Community
    Development Organization Headquarters will showcase solutions that are under
    review. This is a call for papers for recommendations to us that are to be
    submitted as a executive summary of not more than 4 pages and sent to
    hersheldanielsjunior@gmail.com by 5 P.M. EST March 23rd 2009

    Conference Line Dial In Number 218-844-0840 and passcode is 290952 then #


    We do know as stated in previous communication to leaders of government that the African American in
    particular has been "gamed" as shamefully and painfully illustrated by the sample information below.
    *These statistics are in reverse order. Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Survey of Business
    Owners and 1197 Survey of Minority-owned business Enterprises.

    Receipts per Firm 2002 1997 The National


    Fairness Campaign
    African (Black) American $74,018 $86,479**
    Steering Committee
    Native American $133,439 $174,070 is issuing a call for
    papers for
    Hispanic $141,044 $155,242
    recommendations
    Islander $147,837 $213,629 that change the
    conditions of African
    Asian $296,002 $338,852
    American over the
    White $415,974 $448,294 next decade. Send in
    Microsoft Word
    Female $144,784 $151,129
    Version 97 or better
    Equally Owned $271,660 $254,261 and or as a Google
    Doc as an executive
    Male $535,574 $583,371
    summary of not more
    Publicly Owned $27,953,370 $26,633,646 than 4 pages
    and sent to us at
    hersheldanielsjunior@gmail.com
    ** We believe these numbers reflect, Fronts, pass-throughs, by 5 P.M. EST March 23rd 2009
    and other schemes calculated to get the “numbers”.

    National Fairness Campaign Steering Committee

     General Chairman Joesph Debro Co-Founder, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC)
     Co-Chairwoman Pandora Ramsay, Founding President , Ohio Fairness Campaign
     Co-Chairman Fredrick Hargrove, Sr. PE, MBA. former Chairman of Cincinnati Change
     Co-Chairman Irvin Henderson, former Chairman, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
     Convener Dr. Robert Day PhD, President, Center for Urban & Rural Redevelopment
    Steering Committee Advisor and Panel Moderator
    Lawrence Auls, Chairman of MDi, Executive Director LISW, LTD contact 614.622.4808 or ldgheg@aol.com .

    Conference Line Dial In Number 218-844-0840 and passcode is 290952 then #


    National Fairness Campaign Symposium “SESSION III”
    Our Best Practices Recommendations
    to be Conducted at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization Headquarters at 3939
    Benning Road NE Washington, DC 20019 Monday, March 9th 2009, Washington, DC 10:00 AM - 4:00PM

    1. Review job development and training programs and opportunities and make recommendations
    on Fed, State & Local levels
    2. Apply same compliance standards to all categories of DBE/MBE/FBE and SBE business
    firms, construction mangers and other professional service providers.
    3. Insure that minority workers get skilled trades training and work opportunities
    4. Utilize functional Joint Venture Structures
    5. Strengthen & re-staff Office of Federal Contract Compliance
    6. Strengthen & re-staff Small business Development, Training and Technical Assistance
    programs
    7. Support more funds for outreach and education regarding Small Business Development
    programs and Job Matching programs with emphasis on close ties to businesses needing
    access to capital and workforce training
    8. Provide Start-Up Angel Investment & Venture Capital to more MBE firms
    9. Increase availability and parameters of requirements for of loan guarantees for all businesses
    10. Create and utilize successful models of private and public Planned Labor Agreements i.e.
    Cleveland Ohio, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, etc
    11. Provide opportunities for minority investors and entrepreneurs and workers to take advantage
    of investment, contracting, and work opportunities within new Community Development
    initiatives arising from foreclosure crisis and ARRP and TARP funds
    12. Utilize existing predicate studies and consent decrees to alter opportunity structures and
    specific opportunities.
    13. Set as a condition policy & governance inclusion for all sectors receiving federal government
    and/or Federal Reserve Bank assistance
    14. Provide increased funds for technical assistance for NGO’s owned or controlled by
    discriminated and/or disadvantaged groups
    15. Insure that broadband investments include opportunities for minority investors, entrepreneurs,
    and workers to engage in deployment of broadband on infrastructure, hardware, software and
    implementation phases
    16. Insure that healthcare reform include opportunities for minority organizations, investors,
    entrepreneurs, and workers to engage in reform efforts through engaging in awareness,
    education, and advocacy of healthcare reform and implementation of healthcare reform initiative
    (i.e.new HIT infrastructure, hardware, software and implementation, and prevention programs)
    The current host agency is DC Change Blog us at http://dcchange.blogspot.com Email: ldgheg@aol.com
    National Fairness Campaign Symposium “SESSION III”
    A Best Practices Review & Summary Recommendations
    to be Conducted at the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization Headquarters at 3939
    Benning Road NE Washington, DC 20019 Monday, March 9th 2009, Washington, DC 10:00 AM - 4:00PM
    Agenda
    General Chairman, Joseph Debro, Convener Dr.
    10:00 –
    Robert Day, Invited: James Short, Marshall Heights
    10:15 Call to Order and Introductions
    AM Community Development Organization (MHCDO)
    Chairman
    10:15 - Dr. Robert Day, Co- Chair Pandora Ramsay-Founding National Growth and Fairness Conference 50
    10:30 AM President Ohio Fairness Campaign, Year Review
    10:30 - Marshall Heights Community Development
    Dr. Robert Day, Pandora Ramsay, Invited: Michael I.
    11:00 Organization 2009 who we are and what we
    AM Watts, Jr. MHCDO, President & CEO
    do?
    11:00 – Co-Chair Fred Hargrove, Sr. PE, MBA, Mark Batson, Health Policy Options and Telemedicine with
    11:30 Executive Director PolicyBridge,Inc , Carl White the ability to develop a DC Biosafety Level 4
    AM President NetVideo (BSL-4) Laboratory Simulation
    11:30 -
    12:00 AM
    Working discussion on best practices during Lunch
    Hershel Daniels Co-founder MDi, Mark T. Ansboury,
    12:00 –
    12:30 PM
    Senior VP, Chief Technology Officer, OneCommunity; Broadband America and SMART Buildings
    Invited CDW, Tessco, Techsoft
    Irvin Henderson President Henderson Company,
    12:30 – Commercial, Retail and Residential Dev,
    1:00 PM
    Michael Watts, Marshall Heights President/CEO, Doris
    LEED Buildings, TARP
    Saruni, Senior Developer (MHCDO)
    Thomas Waters, Lead Developer (MHCDO), Marshall
    1:00 - Next Generation Workforce Development and
    1:20 PM
    Heights, Invited: Dennis Coughlin of the Institute for
    the American Labor Market
    Open Economic Networks
    Fredrick H. Hargrove, President Contract Infinity
    1:20 - Group. Invited: Owen Jackson, DC MBDC, Andrea Small Business Development and Technical
    1:40 PM Harris, North Carolina Institute for Minority Business Assistance
    Development
    Irvin Henderson, Dr. Robert Day, Loretta Abrams Vice
    1:40 - President, Community Development & Consumer
    2:00 PM
    Access to Capital & Credit
    Advocacy HSBC North America Invited: HSBC
    Supplier Diversity Program Director
    2:00 -
    2:40 PM
    Lawrence Auls-Panel Moderator The National Fairness Campaign Revisited
    2:40 -
    3:00 PM
    In Person and Teleconference Panelists Best Practices Recommendations Review
    3:00 -
    3:40 PM
    In Person and Teleconference Panelists National Recommendations
    3:40 - Joseph Debro, Dr. Robert Day, Pandora Ramsay,
    4:00 PM
    Wrap-up
    Lawrence Auls
    The current host agency is DC Change Blog us at http://dcchange.blogspot.com Email: ldgheg@aol.com
    National Fairness Campaign Symposium “SESSION III”
    Our Best Practices Recommendations
    to be Conducted at the Marshall Heights Community Development
    Organization Headquarters, 3939 Benning Road NE Washington, DC 20019
    Monday, March 9th 2009, Washington, DC 10:00 AM - 4:00PM
    CURRENT SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS
    Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc.
    Helping to grow Ward 7 into the District of Columbia's most welcoming, prospering, livable community for everyone

    Irvin M. Henderson and Company


    Consultants, Developers, Advisors, and Trainers

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