The Iowa Commission on the Status of African-Americans (ICSAA) is a state agency that exists to address the needs and concerns of Iowa's African-American citizens. Since it was established by the Iowa Legislature in 1989, the ICSAA has been a division of the Department of Human Rights and serves as an advocate for African-Americans in Iowa.
The ICSAA is composed of nine citizens representing different regions of the state. Each is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate. The director, who administers the Division on the Status of African-Americans within the Department of Human Rights, is also a gubernatorial appointee and confirmed by the Senate. The Director of the Department of Human Rights serves ex officio.
Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans
Meets
Friday, October 16, 2009
4:00 PM (Central)
Conference Call
Dial-in number: 1-866-685-1580
Conference code: 5152813855
Iowa Commission Announces Recommendations of
Davenport Disparity Study and its Implications for the State
Des Moines - Redmond Jones, City Affirmative Action Officer for the City of Davenport and a commissioner of the Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans, will be presenting the Davenport Disparity Study findings and recommendations in Waterloo on Thursday, July 23, at the Talk Shop Cafe on East 4th Street.
The objective of the disparity analysis, which was funded in part by the commission, is to determine if minority and women business enterprises (M/WBEs) were underutilized at a statistically significant level on the city's contracts. When the analysis proves that there are statistically significant disparities that exist, as int he case in Davenport, then remedies can be implemented on the local level to rectify the disparities.
Abraham Funchess, the administrator for the Iowa Division on the Status of African Americans, states that "there are 35 recommendations that came out of this particular study. Some of the recommendations are race-neutral, others are race-conscious, but all of the recommendations work to create opportunities for persons who have been shut out of the industry. The payoff could be in the millions of dollars, and I applaud the City of Davenport for taking this critical first step toward closing the disparity gaps."
For those intersted in learning more about the OCBI and/or the Davenport Disparity Study, click here.
WHAT: Davenport Disparity Study Findings and Recommendations
WHERE: Talk Shop Cafe, 1015 E 4th Street, Waterloo, 50703
