Candace ValenzuelaVerified account

“We are in the midst of a powerful moment that is awakening many to the ways institutional racism hurts families like my own every day, not just with our interactions with police, but our education systems, our financial institutions, and--yes--in our pursuit to run for office,”

“Kim Olson has missed the mark by actively encouraging the destruction of our community rather than amplifying the voices of Black people who are fighting for change with empathy and compassion,”

“She may think comments like that are good for her campaign, but it is a disservice to the movement she is seeking to co-opt,”

“Her campaign followed up by saying we need "color-blind" institutions, a statement that ignores 400 years of our country's history and is exactly the kind of ignorance we need to call out.”