It’s said Atlanta influences everything — from fashion to pop culture.

But Atlanta is also the inspiration behind a little-known but important federal minority contracting program that has led to billions of dollars going to small businesses that may have otherwise never had a bite at the apple.

Now, the Trump administration is seeking to end the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 42-year-old disadvantaged business enterprise program, which directs a portion of federal infrastructure funding to minority- or women-owned small businesses.

The federal disadvantaged business enterprise, or DBE, program is intended to help address income inequality, boost employment and use the power of federal spending to broaden the economy.

While the Biden administration had been defending aga

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