The Obama Presidential Center has been the source of excitement and anxiety for residents in the South Side Woodlawn community, who are eager to benefit from the major development but are concerned about being priced out.
is back on after being halted when a noose was found on the site late last week.
“Think about this: across the street from the site is a high school. And so did you think about the Black children that go to this school when you thought to put a noose up?” Taylor said. “Just say y’all hate Black people. Just say you hate poor people – cause that’s what it feels like.” STOP’s been gathering signatures for a ballot referendum calling on the city to set aside that land and ease the affordable housing crunch.“People we talk to say, ‘I want to stay here, I’m happy that the Obama Center’s coming, but there’s no option if I want to move, there’s no home options for me to buy that are affordable to me.
They opened the pantry in January 2020 and were one of the few that stayed open throughout the pandemic.
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