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Group contends Buncombe County discriminates against white-owned businesses seeking grants to rebuild after Helene • Asheville Watchdog

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A self-described civil-rights group that believes white business owners are victims of racial discrimination is asking the federal government to stop Buncombe County from favoring non-whites in getting federal disaster-recovery money. WNC Citizens for Equality, which is headed by former Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Treasury Department’s civil-rights division contending the Asheville-Buncombe Re…

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Group contends Buncombe County discriminates against white-owned businesses seeking grants to rebuild after Helene • Asheville Watchdog

A self-described civil-rights group that believes white business owners are victims of racial discrimination is asking the federal government to stop Buncombe County from favoring non-whites in getting federal disaster-recovery money. WNC Citizens for Equality, which is headed by former Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Treasury Department’s civil-rights division contending the Asheville-Buncombe Re…

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Buncombe County, NC Appears to Hate White Business Owners ⋆ Conservative Firing Line

The following article, Buncombe County, NC Appears to Hate White Business Owners, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. 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. “Equity” is not the same as “…

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