Learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Are the St. Louis metropolitan minorities getting their fair share or it is business as usual? Stay tuned to this blog. Our Internet-savvy researchers will bring you the latest information so that you can know what is available, what to do, where to go, who to contact, and above all your voices to be heard. Get involved! You've to stand up for your rights! Let's hear from you! This is your blog!

Eric E. Vickers
Attorney, Minority Inclusion Alliance
St. Louis Metropolitan.

Appeal to Metropolitan St. Louis Minorities.

To Fellow Minorities in Metropolitan St. Louis:

If you're are minority who lives in St. Louis Metropolitan and wants to be involved in the federal funded Recovery Stimulus Plan projects, this is the right media outlet for you to make your concerns known to our elected leaders and the White House. This is an interactive blog where you can respond to the many articles we'll share with you.

We'll share with you the insider information of the players who handle the billions of dollars of these projects. Read more about MoDOT, IDOT, Gateway Constructors and its Joint Venture Partners: Granite Construction Company, Fred Weber Inc., Millstone Bangert Inc., Parsons, URS Corp., Terracon Consultants Inc., Horner & Shifrin Inc., Crawford, Bunte, Brammeier, Vector Communications Corp., and Gerstner Electric Inc.

How many jobs are given to minorities by these companies? How many subcontracts are given to minority-owned firms by these companies? It is a mystery. Is there any transparency and accountability? Is it business as usual?

Beware Big Players! Attorney Eric Vickers and the Whistle Blowers are now equipped with a state-of-the-art technology called blogging. We'll also develop Facebook and Twitter information outlets.

Please contact us at minorityinclusion@gmail.com. Send us your articles, comments, concerns etc. and we'll post them on this blog immediately for the entire world to read. We'll take your plight to the right people at a moment's notice.

Fellow minorities: Have you ever been at a loss where to channel your frustration about the injustices of exclusion? Well this blog is the right outlet for you. Let's hear from you.

Eric E. Vickers
Attorney, Minority Inclusion Alliance
St. Louis Metropolitan.

Welcome to the Federal Recovery Stimulus Plan Projects Whistle Blowers' Blog.

Are the Minorities in Metropolitan St. Louis getting their fair share of the federal stimulus plan dollars? This is a blog that puts the states of Missouri and Illinois and the big players they've given the MoDOT and IDOT contracts on notice. The minorities won't be sidelined. We'll bring any injustices to the attention of our elected leaders and the White House. We'll provide all web links to the White House where citizens can directly report any abuses!

We are appealing directly to the following elected leaders to pay very close attention to the contents of this blog and to the minorities that have been excluded from these kind of projects by MoDOT (Missouri Department of Transportation) and IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation):

1. Sen. Clair McCaskill,
2. Sen. Dick Durbin,
3. Rep. William Lacy Clay,
4. Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri, and
5. Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois.

We'll specifically say to MoDOT and Gateway Constructors and their partners beware! The White House bureaucrats will be reading this blog. Don't discount the fact that President Obama may read this blog as busy as he is.

Eric E. Vickers
Attorney, Minority Inclusion Alliance
St. Louis Metropolitan.