Here’s a breathtaking statistic: Black-owned small businesses are among the firms that have lost $217 million in federal contracts since the DEI rollbacks started around a year ago. The staggering number is according to a new analysis of federal government data provided to BLACK ENTERPRISE by the online community business platform Orisunn. The figures are from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Business Development 8(a) federal contracting program. Many Black small businesses are among the largest ...