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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Racial Disparities in the BWI Thurgood Marshal Airport Concession Program
FOR the purpose of supporting the efforts of Unite Here and the NAACP to address racial disparities and the lack of opportunities for minorities working in the concessions at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.
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Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, named for Baltimore native and civil rights pioneer Thurgood Marshall, is a key part of our region’s economy. As such, its business decisions have an important impact on overall economic conditions, and the solution of economic problems, here in Baltimore.
One of the most pressing economic problems facing our city is the concentrations of poverty in our African-American communities. Over 30% of Baltimore’s African-American residents live in poverty, and the median income for Baltimore’s African-American households is just 53% that of its median white household.
If this intolerable situation is to be rectified, it is essential that Baltimore have the full cooperation of all of her economic partners, especially keystones such as BWI, in combating racial income inequality. Unfortunately, a recent report has made clear that in at least one important area, it’s concession program managed by AirMall USA, BWI is systematically falling short in its efforts ...
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