Ga NAACP Asks for Federal Investigation into G-DOT

In a letter addressed to Attorney General Eric Holder, Ga NAACP chapter president Edward DuBose says the Georgia Department of Transportation engages in “willful” acts of discrimination against African-American and other minority-owned businesses.

DuBose says G-DOT’s own internal audit confirms the charges, and asks for the Department of Justice to investigate.

According to the group’s letter, the audit finds about 2.5% of G-DOT contracts go to African-American companies. According to DuBose, G-DOT’s own benchmarks call for minority-owned companies to get 14%  of contracts.