Boston Praised For Turnaround In Public Housing

According to a HUD report, the Boston Public Housing Authority has transformed its reputation.

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November 24, 2000, 2:00 PM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

?The city's public housing - once tarnished by swastikas and a reputation for tolerating racism - has turned itself into a model civil rights enforcer, according to a federal report due out Friday. The Boston Housing Authority has radically changed its response to civil rights complaints and has drastically reduced harassment and discrimination, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in the report outlined in Thursday's Boston Globe.?

Thanks to Christian Peralta

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