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Bummer: HUD Secretary Puts The Kibosh On DEI Plan In Asheville, NC

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I actually heard this on the news breaks Wednesday, as well as the late morning brief on Spectrum News. It’s a good thing

Liberal North Carolina city’s DEI plan for hurricane relief shut down by HUD secretary

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner shut down a hurricane relief draft plan put forth by the city of Asheville, North Carolina, that included a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiative that would have prioritized some residents over others, his office said.

“Once again, let me be clear, DEI is dead at HUD,” Turner said of axing the plan. “We will not provide funding to any program or grantee that does not comply with President Trump’s executive orders.”

“HUD looks forward to helping thousands of North Carolinians rebuild after Hurricane Helene by directing funding assistance to impacted businesses, nonprofit organizations and neighborhoods,” Turner added. “However, Asheville’s draft action plan incorporated DEI criteria to prioritize some impacted residents over others, which was unacceptable. After HUD informed Asheville that its plan was unsatisfactory and it would not be approved, the city assured us that it was updating its draft action plan to be compliant.”

Asheville is about as liberal as you’re going to get in North Carolina. Nice place to visit. Great scenery, funky attitude. But, definitely full of moonbats

The city of Asheville detailed under a section in its draft plan titled “How Programs Will Support Vulnerable Populations” that minority- and women-owned businesses would be prioritized for assistance.

“Within the Small Business Support Program, the City will prioritize assistance for Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MWBE) within the scoring criteria outlined within the policies and procedures,” reads the draft plan, which was reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Asheville is also, as you’d expect in a wholly Democrat run city, crime ridden. Neighborhood Scout ranks it a 2, meaning it is safer than 2% of American cities. That’s bad. Lots of assault, thefts, burglaries, and car thefts. It’s also uber-white, with 78%, and only 10% black and 6% Hispanic. So, why a focus on “minorities”? How about helping everyone? Of course, if the uber-white liberals want to give their aid up to the minorities, have at it.

Democratic Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said in comments provided to Fox News Digital that the city was “working closely with HUD as we continue to navigate the changing compliance requirements of the new administration.”

“We are grateful for the administration’s support in our recovery efforts,” Manheimer continued. “The City will ensure it meets current federal standards in order to facilitate approval of critically needed funding to help the city recover from the devastation of Tropical Storm Helene.”

In other words, they capitulate, and removed the above section as well as other DEI. Don’t think for a moment they won’t try and backdoor it.

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Source: https://www.thepiratescove.us/2025/03/13/bummer-hud-secretary-puts-the-kibosh-on-dei-plan-in-asheville-nc/


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