*As the Obama Presidential Center prepares to open on Chicago’s South Side, a wave of social media claims alleging that only Black contractors were hired to build the project is drawing renewed attention. However, available construction records and project reports do not support those allegations.
The controversy surfaced just days before the center’s June 19 opening, when several conservative commentators and social media personalities claimed the Obama Foundation excluded white contractors from participating in the project. Some critics characterized the alleged practice as discriminatory, while others pointed to diversity initiatives as evidence of favoritism.
The allegations quickly gained traction online, generating thousands of shares and comments across social media platforms.
One widely circulated post alleged that “only black contractors were allowed” to work on the Obama Presidential Center, while others suggested that white-owned firms were intentionally shut out of construction opportunities.
The claims fueled debate over diversity initiatives and contracting practices, particularly as the highly anticipated presidential center prepares to welcome its first visitors.
But publicly available information about the project paints a different picture, as NewsGuard via Substack reports.
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