
by Nick Monroe at The Post Millennial
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot defends her policy of only granting interviews to ‘Black and Brown’ journalists: “As a woman of color, as a lesbian, it’s important to me that diversity is put front and center.” pic.twitter.com/zIhFyoTcF2
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 20, 2021
I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn’t just in City Hall.
It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) May 19, 2021
I am a Latino reporter @chicagotribune whose interview request was granted for today. However, I asked the mayor’s office to lift its condition on others and when they said no, we respectfully canceled. Politicians don’t get to choose who covers them. https://t.co/YMW8M8ZgJm
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 19, 2021