This is something I was not aware of. You can read more here. For those who want a summary, here it is
“Black males experienced the largest decrease in median income of 13 per cent, $7,281, followed by black females at 12 per cent, corresponding to $6,569. The income levels of white males exceeded those of black males by 70 per cent and were 17 per cent higher than the income level of white females.”
Mr Commissiong said the 2016 Census also highlighted that a programme was needed that would lead to black economic empowerment “in a real way”. He said the Government’s new Code of Practice for Project Management and Procurement marked an “historic milestone”.
He added: “Last fiscal year for example, our government spent $150 million on goods and services locally. Most of that spending went to white-dominated companies.” But he added that the affirmative-action policy, in which the Government pledged to use its purchasing power to promote equality of opportunity with regard to disability, gender or race, could “play a significant role in reducing racial disparity around the procurement span”.
Mr Commissiong then said
an educational campaign would be created to ensure everyone “is up to speed and educated about these opportunities and what it will take to take advantage of them”.
Allow me to introduce myself Mr Commissiong - I know a lot about this subject and would love to volunteer my services to you and your government. I've watched a potentially powerful empowerment policy disintegrate into a farce.
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