Giving people of color opportunity in Philly’s construction industry
A new development project in North Philly is taking a unique approach to employ more people of color — and it seems to be working.
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Philly residents and officials have long decried the lack of diversity in the city’s overwhelmingly white construction industry, especially as it experiences a building boom. Now, a new development project in North Philly is taking a unique approach to employ more people of color — and it seems to be working.
Guest: Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron
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