To Get Black Workers Working, City Councilman Wants to Tap Felons

By Joe Tone on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 2:09 pm

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Councilman Kevin Conwell’s outrage over the lack of black workers on the Patrick Henry Elementary School construction site has been grabbing headlines lately. And it would be a refreshing sign of progress, if not for a few minor details. Conwell blames the project's lily-white work site on the fact that the school district won’t hire felons. He wants to change state law to let that happen. From the PD's story: ...