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"It's race," said [Willie Burrell]. "There is no other answer. If the group is perceived to be Black, service is reduced," he said of his efforts to arrange repair service on behalf of his 3000 resident-constituents.
"I talked to CHA many times. My bathroom door is too narrow for me to enter while I'm in my wheelchair, so I have to take bed baths. A year ago, a CHA worker came and took notes. Nothing happened.""We're certainly qualified," he said of NESS staff, "to carry out tasks necessary to meet residents' needs. We are asking for money damages. People have had losses. The community is asking the court for $25 million per year from each of several defendants."See the full content of this document
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Burrell Charges Racism Blocks Cha Services
Forty-five-year-old Hannah Lashley, who uses a wheelchair, lives in Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) residence on West Lawrence Avenue. Last March she told CHA that noxious sewer gasses waft continually into her home,...
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