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HUD mission statement to remove "inclusive communities", add "self-sufficiency"
A memo leaked to HuffPost last week revealed that the housing secretary has plans to change the mission statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, by stripping out the phrase “free from discrimination” and cutting references to “quality homes” and “inclusive communities.” A new, shorter statement will emphasize “self-sufficiency” and “opportunity,” in line with Carson’s stated distaste for desegregation initiatives and intense fear that someone might accidentally feel comfortable in public housing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-editing-democracy-out/2018/03/15/4b1d98b8-287f-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.c4021094ebed