The homelessness minister, Heather Wheeler, has
apologised after leaked emails showed her using “racist” language to describe
rough sleepers before she joined the government. In an email sent in October
2017 to a homeless charity three months before she became minister, the
Conservative MP for South Derbyshire described rough sleepers in her
constituency as “the traditional type, old tinkers, knife-cutters wandering
through”. Read more on the Guardian website.
Obama Center opening stirs pride and unease for Chicago’s South Side amid
displacement fears
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South Siders voice concerns about gentrification, housing and affordability
as they celebrate opening of the Obama Presidential Center
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