Roland Martin
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Opportunity Destroyed. Texas DEI Rollback Pushes Minority Businesses Toward Collapse.
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8:40Now PlayingOpportunity Destroyed. Texas DEI Rollback Pushes Minority Businesses Toward Collapse.
Texas wiped out DEI protections overnight, triggering job losses and pushing minority businesses toward collapse.
Texas dismantled a decades‑old program that helped women and minority‑owned firms compete for state contracts, instantly removing thousands of vendors from the HUB system. The rollback strips access, capital, and opportunity, putting many businesses at risk of shutting down completely. As Black women face rising job losses and minority firms lose pathways to grow, the economic fallout spreads through communities and across the state. What Texas framed as compliance is, in practice, calculated harm.
🔥 A historic program gutted overnight, removing thousands of women and minority vendors.
🔥 Loss of access and capital pushes vulnerable businesses toward closure.
🔥 Black women face rising job losses as economic opportunity disappears.
🔥 “Some of these businesses might go under.” • “This is shooting yourself in the foot.”
🔥 The damage extends statewide, dragging down communities and the Texas economy.
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