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Politics
'So many barriers': Minority groups see inequality in way Worcester distributes relief funding
WORCESTER — For several nonprofit leaders of color in Worcester, the city's distribution of nearly $3 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds for cultural organizations stung of racial inequity and spoke to larger issues with the handling of the federal money. During Tuesday's City Council meeting, community advocates and nonprofit heads bemoaned the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act money, saying several of the largest cultural institutions with white leadership received the largest funds, while smaller...
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