Hispanic Business Frontpage News Article -
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Published on: 1/21/2002
Last Visited: 1/23/2002
Tina Andrews, director of the Minority Supplier Development Council of New England, which acts as a liaison between minority suppliers and businesses, is in the latter group.
"Our name describes what we do," said Andrews, who is African-American."Without the word 'minority' in our name it would be hard for individuals to understand what we do."
"Besides, 'People of Color Supplier Development Council of New England' doesn't sound good."
Throughout Greater Boston, there are many colleges and research centers that have programs that use the term 'minority.' There is the Boston University School of Medicine's Office of Minority Affairs.The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has the Pre-Engineering Program for Minority Students.