- Lightfoot slams 'overwhelming whiteness' of Chicago press, defends only speaking to reporters of color-'Many of [the Chicago City Hall reporters] are smart and hard-working, savvy and skilled. But mostly white, nonetheless,' Lightfoot wrote
...In a two-page letter to the media, Lightfoot, the first Black woman as well as the first openly gay mayor in Chicago's history, praised her own 2019 election for "breaking barriers" and took a shot at media organizations in the city for not adequately addressing "institutionalized racism" in their ranks.
Her decision to temporarily only speak to Black and Brown reporters, she said, was part of her lifelong battle to fight for diversity and inclusion...Read all.
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