Buncombe County, NC Appears to Hate White Business Owners

Yes, FEMA ignored NC Trump supporters after Hurricane Helene. But Buncombe County, North Carolina seems to have bet their scandal and raised it one. Buncombe County made rules that reportedly discriminated against white business owners in small business relief grants after the Hurricane.

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Buncombe County hired a nonprofit called “Mountain Bizworks” to administer funds to the tune of $1.5 Million after the hurricane. The funds were to be dispersed to small businesses affected by the disaster. The nonprofit came up with criteria for the disbursement that appears to leave out the largest demographic of the county – which is almost 90% white.

The issue has not gone unnoticed, as a civil rights complaint was filed:

“From November 13-17, the county partnered with non-profit Mountain Bizworks to administer $1.5 million in funds appropriated for the program. The non-profit, which says that it focuses on working with “people of color, women, and immigrant entrepreneurs” and works to promote “racial equity,” was also targeted in the complaint from WNC for Equality. 

“Further, Mountain Bizworks used the repurposed federal ARPA funds and furthered the County’s objective: culling applicants and awarding grant money based, in part, on the skin color of applicants. These actions are clearly illegal,” the complaint says. 

To evaluate businesses for relief, Mountain Bizworks developed “scoring” criteria that included “underserved entrepreneurs,” which were defined as “women-owned businesses,” “businesses owned by people of color,” “veteran-owned businesses,” and lower-income individuals.” Daily Wire