My take on on decision to grant 2nd anniversary in office one-on-one interviews only w reporters of color. I am not troubled by this. BTW - Lightfoot has a press conference coming up in a few hours - any reporter can attend.
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Actual video of Ms. Sweet thinking through this issue...
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The fact that you have to clarify that “any reporter can attend” is all you need to know about how racist this is.
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It's not just the City Hall press corps. It's the vast majority of media in Chicago. And the push for diversity is decades old, with precious little progress.
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You sure skirt around how she's picking and choosing who gets to do a 1v1 interview.
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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.” MLK was killed for nothing.
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