RUSH TRANSCRIPT Martha Interesting ░░░░░░░░ When pressed about the ░░░░░░░░ of writing that book ░░░░░░░░ the middle of Covid ░░░░░░░░ under this story from ░░░░░░░░ Moments ago Chicago mayor ░░░░░░░░ Lightfoot stayed by her ░░░░░░░░ to take interviews only ░░░░░░░░ people of color drawing ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming whiteness and maleness ░░░░░░░░ the city s media ░░░░░░░░ to this It s ░░░░░░░░ past time for the ░░░░░░░░ hall press corps and ░░░░░░░░ people that do the ░░░░░░░░ and make the decisions ░░░░░░░░ get the memo We ░░░░░░░░ in a time where ░░░░░░░░ re having a powerful ░░░░░░░░ important conversation about systemic ░░░░░░░░ in every institution The ░░░░░░░░ and the media can ░░░░░░░░ be exempt from that ░░░░░░░░ Martha Okay National review ░░░░░░░░ editor Deroy and Leslie ░░░░░░░░ Fox News contributors Leslie ░░░░░░░░ s start with you ░░░░░░░░ it okay for her ░░░░░░░░ decide to speak with ░░░░░░░░ of one color No ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ The reason for that ░░░░░░░░ I get why she ░░░░░░░░ doing it It is ░░░░░░░░ that the city press ░░░░░░░░ in Chicago is mostly ░░░░░░░░ and male This is ░░░░░░░░ second anniversary of her ░░░░░░░░ The couple things here ░░░░░░░░ includes white people not ░░░░░░░░ people of color That ░░░░░░░░ what diverse means The ░░░░░░░░ has many colors white ░░░░░░░░ The freedom press is ░░░░░░░░ It s all press ░░░░░░░░ of their skin color ░░░░░░░░ sexual orientation I don ░░░░░░░░ think this is the ░░░░░░░░ way for her to ░░░░░░░░ about the message that ░░░░░░░░ s trying to send ░░░░░░░░ We talk about identity ░░░░░░░░ This is identity journalism ░░░░░░░░ guess You re only ░░░░░░░░ in the room if ░░░░░░░░ have a certain color ░░░░░░░░ I guess that s ░░░░░░░░ new phrase now Identity ░░░░░░░░ This is appalling You ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ 1960s to the Jim ░░░░░░░░ south to find an ░░░░░░░░ so blatant of racism ░░░░░░░░ said the news agency ░░░░░░░░ hire more black journalists ░░░░░░░░ start a scholarship program ░░░░░░░░ to say I won ░░░░░░░░ talk to any journalists ░░░░░░░░ are white is just ░░░░░░░░ straight out racial prejudice ░░░░░░░░ bigotry and has to ░░░░░░░░ a violation of the ░░░░░░░░ the Illinois and the ░░░░░░░░ civil rights statutes that ░░░░░░░░ government cannot discriminate against ░░░░░░░░ on the basis of ░░░░░░░░ color That is exactly ░░░░░░░░ s going on here ░░░░░░░░ now Leslie you re ░░░░░░░░ about the sort of ░░░░░░░░ for diversity which is ░░░░░░░░ become sort of has ░░░░░░░░ to the back of ░░░░░░░░ conversation to not recognize ░░░░░░░░ s skin color to ░░░░░░░░ choose them based on ░░░░░░░░ box you re able ░░░░░░░░ check by choosing them ░░░░░░░░ to allow everyone to ░░░░░░░░ to the table Now ░░░░░░░░ re at a point ░░░░░░░░ you read about graduations ░░░░░░░░ have you can opt ░░░░░░░░ to have people of ░░░░░░░░ skin color and you ░░░░░░░░ diploma receiving area housing ░░░░░░░░ is segregated by color ░░░░░░░░ choice Sounds like we ░░░░░░░░ going backwards here I ░░░░░░░░ t think we re ░░░░░░░░ backwards There was a ░░░░░░░░ when people of color ░░░░░░░░ not be journalists could ░░░░░░░░ are discriminated against still ░░░░░░░░ Why would anyone want ░░░░░░░░ be chosen to do ░░░░░░░░ interview because of the ░░░░░░░░ of their skin rather ░░░░░░░░ the character or the ░░░░░░░░ that they have as ░░░░░░░░ reporter That s why ░░░░░░░░ want that person in ░░░░░░░░ room Not the color ░░░░░░░░ their skin And the ░░░░░░░░ from the Chicago press ░░░░░░░░ people of color Latinos ░░░░░░░░ Americans are pushing back ░░░░░░░░ understand what she s ░░░░░░░░ and the point she ░░░░░░░░ trying to get across ░░░░░░░░ they don t necessarily ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ that What she s ░░░░░░░░ is not Progressive It ░░░░░░░░ discriminatory in my opinion ░░░░░░░░ wrong way to get ░░░░░░░░ message out there Martha ░░░░░░░░ are we becoming more ░░░░░░░░ You have people like ░░░░░░░░ Lightfoot that are focused ░░░░░░░░ race all the time ░░░░░░░░ s about like somebody ░░░░░░░░ about White House paint ░░░░░░░░ incidents up 22 murders ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment assaults up ░░░░░░░░ ought to declare a ░░░░░░░░ on crime rather than ░░░░░░░░ journalists Martha Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Good to see you ░░░░░░░░ for being here Thank ░░░░░░░░ Martha So coming up ░░░░░░░░ Diana game one of ░░░░░░░░ most controversial and candidate ░░░░░░░░ alls ever by a ░░░░░░░░ royal in many ways ░░░░░░░░ in 1995 It was ░░░░░░░░ by millions of people ░░░░░░░░ she conned in to ░░░░░░░░ by an