Maria Ines Zamudio
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Chicago, IL, United States
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White Communities More Likely to Receive Funds to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure
A new report blames systemic racism and disinvestment for the rise in inequities in water infrastructure. → Read More
How racism and inequality created COVID-19’s ‘Viral Underclass’ –
We share the planet with over 380 trillion viruses right now. Some of these powerful pathogens can kill us and even bring the world to a halt — as the novel coronavirus did in 2020. Viruses teach us how “undeniably connected we are and how important it is to care for one another,” according to […] → Read More
The toll of water bills on Chicago homeowners’ debt
Tens of thousands of Chicago homeowners — most in majority-Black ZIP codes — are collectively $421 million in debt for a resource they can’t live without. → Read More
Young Latinos Lean On Plants For Comfort And Cultural Connections During The Pandemic
“Our ancestors generations ago knew how to harness the power of the natural world and live in harmony with it,” said author Lilia Fernandez. → Read More
NY bank wants receiver for troubled Memphis apartments
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust has asked a federal judge in Memphis to strip Global Ministries Foundation of control of its troubled Warren and Tulane apartments by appointing a receiver to oversee the properties. → Read More
Tennessee Housing Development Agency resumes relationship with Memphis board
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency sent a letter Wednesday to the Health, Educational and Housing facilities board of Memphis to reinstate the board's ability to issue bonds for low-income housing. → Read More
Federal housing assistance funding will stay in Memphis, but not with Warren or Tulane apartments
The Housing Assistance Payment contract that Global Ministries Foundation lost for Warren and Tulane apartments will remain in Memphis, said Ed Jennings, regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. → Read More
Bond board’s problems draw THDA action
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has prohibited the Health, Educational and Housing Facilities board of Memphis from issuing additional bonds for low-income housing pending a resolution of its mounting problems, according to a letter from the Nashville-based agency. → Read More
GMF told to finish fixing troubled apartments
Global Ministries Foundation was told Thursday to continue making repairs at the troubled Warren and Tulane apartments to bring them into compliance with city codes. → Read More
HUD tells GMF to consider selling three troubled Florida properties
A top U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development official told Memphis-based Global Ministries Foundation to sell three troubled properties in Florida. Earlier this month HUD inspectors visited three Eureka Garden and Washington Heights, both in Jacksonville, and Windsor Cove in Orlando. . Inspectors found “significant deficiencies” and what HUD described as “Band-Aid fixes” on stairs and… → Read More
Memphis police ruled fatal 2013 officer-involved shooting justifiable despite inconsistencies
Three years ago, a pair of Memphis Police Department officers responded to a loud music complaint around 9:30 p.m. inside an apartment complex in East Memphis. The two officers never found the source of the music but the call turned deadly for Steven Askew, a 24-year-old man who was parked outside his girlfriend’s apartment. → Read More
County pays millions to settle claims, records show
Edward Jackson violated a protection order filed against him by his wife then, after speaking with his pastor, surrendered to police. Hours after Jackson was booked into the Shelby County Jail, he was dead. → Read More
Third of units at Serenity Towers infested with bedbugs, report finds
About a third of all the units inside Serenity Towers have bedbugs, according to a report. → Read More
Third of units at Serenity Towers infested with bedbugs, report finds
About a third of all the units inside Serenity Towers have bedbugs, according to a Memphis Code Enforcement report released today. → Read More
HUD officials meet with residents of Warren apartments
Federal housing officials, from Atlanta and Washington DC, are meeting with dozens of residents of the Warren apartments today to inform them of the relocation process. → Read More
HUD to hold relocation meetings Feb. 18-19 for Warren, Tulane apartments residents
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be having a meeting for residents at Warren and Tulane apartments next week to provide details on the relocation. → Read More
HUD forces Global Ministries to relocate tenants of two complexes
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is forcing Global Ministries Foundation to relocate tenants from two troubled Memphis properties. → Read More
Warren and Tulane apartment complexes fail HUD inspection a second time
Two federally subsidized apartment complexes owned by Global Ministries Foundation failed federal inspection for the second time in one year, The Commercial Appeal confirmed Monday. → Read More
Church delivers presents, message of love to families in need
Ursula Ueal didn't think this year could get worse. Heart attack in March, miscarriage in August and car problems, but the worst for her children was the burglary. → Read More
Emergency rooms are becoming the only dialysis option for the undocumented
Luis is a 53-year-old, Mexican-born laborer who after building houses around the Mid-South for a decade needs costly medical care to stay alive. → Read More