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Posted on: May 29, 2025 at 08:57:34 CT
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There are some detractors that will push back on me and say, you know, 'The only thing the mayor talks about is the hiring of Black people,'" Johnson said. "No, what I'm saying is, when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else. We are the most generous people on the planet. I don't know too many cultures that have play cousins." "Having people in my administration that will look out for the interest of everyone, and everyone means you have to look out for the interests of Black folks, because that hasn't happened."
Johnson said Black Chicagoans and other minority residents have long been ignored by previous mayoral administrations and politicians across the country, and that "a rising tide will lift all boats."
"We are going to show up for the Latino community. We're going to show up for Asian Americans. We're going to show up for Black folks in this city. We're going to show up for the LGBTQ+ community. Any group that has been marginalized and has suffered under tyranny and oppression, we're going to show up for them," Johnson said.
The latest census shows that Chicago's population is 39% white with nearly equal numbers of Latino and Black residents at 29 and 28% respectively and 7 % Asian.
A spokesperson for Johnson said the mayor's office is 34% Black, 30% white, 24% Hispanic and 7% Asian.
http://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405605/chicago-mayor-calls-doj-probe-the-trump-administrations-latest-diversity-attack
There are some detractors that will push back on me and say, you know, 'The only thing the mayor talks about is the hiring of Black people,'" Johnson said. "No, what I'm saying is, when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else. We are the most generous people on the planet. I don't know too many cultures that have play cousins." "Having people in my administration that will look out for the interest of everyone, and everyone means you have to look out for the interests of Black folks, because that hasn't happened."
Johnson said Black Chicagoans and other minority residents have long been ignored by previous mayoral administrations and politicians across the country, and that "a rising tide will lift all boats."
"We are going to show up for the Latino community. We're going to show up for Asian Americans. We're going to show up for Black folks in this city. We're going to show up for the LGBTQ+ community. Any group that has been marginalized and has suffered under tyranny and oppression, we're going to show up for them," Johnson said.
The latest census shows that Chicago's population is 39% white with nearly equal numbers of Latino and Black residents at 29 and 28% respectively and 7 % Asian.
A spokesperson for Johnson said the mayor's office is 34% Black, 30% white, 24% Hispanic and 7% Asian.
http://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405605/chicago-mayor-calls-doj-probe-the-trump-administrations-latest-diversity-attack
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No opinion here. Just more context to add to your - KCT-BoneTiger MU - 5/29 08:57:34