New South Bend commission to examine legacy of racism on city's Black residents
A 14-member commission with experts in civil rights law, history, public education and housing is tasked with bringing policy ideas to the council.
Source: yahoo.com
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A 14-member commission with experts in civil rights law, history, public education and housing is tasked with bringing policy ideas to the council.
Officials expect to hire up to 20 more officers this fall and seek to add eight budgeted roles to the department's 2023 budget.
The work is to remedy years of toxic waste dumping mostly by Bendix Corp. adjacent to one of few South Bend neighborhoods where people of color lived.