Alexandria City Grant for POC Stopped by Lawsuit

[Anonymous]

really hope Wilson runs for Congress, he has done great things for the city and it's just a shame that people hate on him because he wants to make life more equitable for our black and brown brothers and sisters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:really hope Wilson runs for Congress, he has done great things for the city and it's just a shame that people hate on him because he wants to make life more equitable for our black and brown brothers and sisters.

Well when you implement racially exclusive programs you tend to really make people mad. I'm sure Alexandria could figure out a way to help black and brown people without being 100% racist.

[Anonymous]

Leave it to the people in my race to be incredibly offended at another group of people who want to have a equitable shot at life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leave it to the people in my race to be incredibly offended at another group of people who want to have a equitable shot at life

It’s discriminatory period

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now the Alexandria Minority Business Association is weighing in. They are taking the plaintiff to task for accepting PPP loans. They fail to understand the nuance that PPP was available to all races, creeds, ethnicities and folks of every political persuasion.

That is so embarrassing for the Association. Imagine that being your best argument and you still decide to go public with it.

Look at what the NAACP is trying to do in Arlington with Missing Middle Housing. First they were for it and when they realized it was going to gentrify the few black people left in Arlington out of Arlington, they got all snitty about it. That's what happens when you let the rich white YIMBYs patronize you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now the Alexandria Minority Business Association is weighing in. They are taking the plaintiff to task for accepting PPP loans. They fail to understand the nuance that PPP was available to all races, creeds, ethnicities and folks of every political persuasion.

That is so embarrassing for the Association. Imagine that being your best argument and you still decide to go public with it.

Look at what the NAACP is trying to do in Arlington with Missing Middle Housing. First they were for it and when they realized it was going to gentrify the few black people left in Arlington out of Arlington, they got all snitty about it. That's what happens when you let the rich white YIMBYs patronize you.

Actually, the NAACP has gone all in for whoever the developers are that are funding their support and are claiming that anything short of 8 units is racist.

[Anonymous]

https://www.alxnow.com/2023/02/16/alexandria-cancels-grant-program-for-minority-owned-businesses-after-lawsuit/

So the People's Republic of Alexandria has decided the shelve the minority-owned business grants because, well, they are unlawful. It's astounding how far down the road they allowed themselves to get despite the blatant illegality of such an approach.

"The Washington Post reported that Alexandria officials admitted that the grant criteria as written was a violation of the 14th Amendment, but that the city would work to find other ways to help minority business owners disproportionately impacted by the pandemic."

[Anonymous]

Ha Ha!

Wilson is a loser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

I'll play. What, do you think, are the percentages of blacks versus indigenous people in the City of Alexandria?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.alxnow.com/2023/02/16/alexandria-cancels-grant-program-for-minority-owned-businesses-after-lawsuit/

So the People's Republic of Alexandria has decided the shelve the minority-owned business grants because, well, they are unlawful. It's astounding how far down the road they allowed themselves to get despite the blatant illegality of such an approach.

"The Washington Post reported that Alexandria officials admitted that the grant criteria as written was a violation of the 14th Amendment, but that the city would work to find other ways to help minority business owners disproportionately impacted by the pandemic."

Once the lawsuit was filed, it was always going to end this way. It was an obviously unconstitutional program that was completely indefensible.

I still do wonder what their goal was. Upthread speculation was that they were trying to entice Mirales and Youngkin into responding. Perhaps they just thought that they would try to get away with it for as long as they could until someone complained? I have no idea. But there needs to be some public accountability for how this program made it this far. Under the law, it is no different if this was a BIPOC or “whites only” grant program. The accountability for doing either should be the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

I'll play. What, do you think, are the percentages of blacks versus indigenous people in the City of Alexandria?

Alexandria's definition of BIPOC wasn't black or indigenous, it was everyone but white people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

I'll play. What, do you think, are the percentages of blacks versus indigenous people in the City of Alexandria?

Alexandria's definition of BIPOC wasn't black or indigenous, it was everyone but white people.

I was responding to the PP above implying that the other PP must hate blacks to oppose this. But non blacks were included too. Just whites were excluded. The non black BIPOCt represanet a teeny fraction of the population. So they were being intentionally bigoted while supposedly preaching for diversity.

Who cares anyway? Its not like the Alexandria blacks run any worthwhile businesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

I'll play. What, do you think, are the percentages of blacks versus indigenous people in the City of Alexandria?

Alexandria's definition of BIPOC wasn't black or indigenous, it was everyone but white people.

I was responding to the PP above implying that the other PP must hate blacks to oppose this. But non blacks were included too. Just whites were excluded. The non black BIPOCt represanet a teeny fraction of the population. So they were being intentionally bigoted while supposedly preaching for diversity.

Who cares anyway? Its not like the Alexandria blacks run any worthwhile businesses.

Dude... don't wear your ignorance so proudly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It turns out you can't take taxpayer money and allocate it only for use by black people.

Who'd have thunk?

https://www.alexandriava.gov/BIPOC

NOTICE: On January 23, 2023, the City was served with a lawsuit challenging the BIPOC Small Business Grant Program. Applications were set to open on January 26; however, we are postponing the application process while we review the lawsuit. Despite this delay, the City remains committed to supporting our minority small business community and promoting equity for all. Please send all inquiries to [e-mail].

Interesting OP you would only single out Black people. The grant was for BIPOC. Show us your sheets without showing us your sheets. We know, you hate Black people.

I'll play. What, do you think, are the percentages of blacks versus indigenous people in the City of Alexandria?

Alexandria's definition of BIPOC wasn't black or indigenous, it was everyone but white people.

I was responding to the PP above implying that the other PP must hate blacks to oppose this. But non blacks were included too. Just whites were excluded. The non black BIPOCt represanet a teeny fraction of the population. So they were being intentionally bigoted while supposedly preaching for diversity.

Who cares anyway? Its not like the Alexandria blacks run any worthwhile businesses.

Dude... don't wear your ignorance so proudly.

Prove the consitution wrong. Prove that a single black business in this town is worthy of special treatment.