Toni Preckwinkle

Chicago Mayor Says She Will Give One-On-One Interviews Only to Journalists of Color

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 27, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot has made gun violence a priority, and she noted the importance of speaking to journalists of color. Her decision has sparked outrage in White media circles, but others applauded Mayor Lightfoot. “With this outrage, y’all are implying that Black and Brown journalists aren’t capable of asking the hard questions,” the Chicago-based Black-owned media platform, The TRiiBE, tweeted.

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Today Chicago will Make History, 2 Black Women Vying in Runoff to Become Chicago’s Next Mayor

Associated Press - HERBERT G. McCANNApril 2, 2019

CHICAGO (AP) — A former federal prosecutor who has never held elected office was vying for Chicago mayor on Tuesday against a powerful official whose political career spans decades, providing voters a clear contrast in a historic runoff already assured of elevating a black woman to lead the nation’s third-largest city. Lori Lightfoot / Toni Preckwinkle Lori Lightfoot, 56, who had served as an assistant U.S. attorney before entering private practice as an attorney, emerged as the surprising leader in the first round of voting in February when 14 candidates were on the ballot. She is matched up this time