Construction at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been temporarily halted after a noose was discovered at the worksite Thursday morning.
Lakeside Alliance, the construction company building the $830 million center, said it immediately notified police after the noose was reported on the premises, located in Jackson Park.in a statement that it suspended “all operations onsite” in order to provide its employees with an additional series of anti bias training, citing a “zero tolerance” policy “for any form of bias or hate on our worksite.
Lakeside Alliance has halted construction until employees complete a series of bias training, the company said.The Obama foundation denounced the incident as “a shameless act of cowardice and hate is designed to get attention and divide us. “Our priority is protecting the health and safety of our workforce,” the Foundation told the outlet. “We have notified authorities who are investigating the incident.”social media post. “The noose is more than a symbol of racism, it is a heart-stopping reminder of the violence and terror inflicted on Black Americans for centuries.”
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