Mayor Lightfoot Defends Granting Interviews to Only Black and Brown Journalists

reporter Today is Chicago ░░░░░░░░ Lightfoot s two year ░░░░░░░░ in office To mark ░░░░░░░░ occasion Lightfoot announced she ░░░░░░░░ only grant one on ░░░░░░░░ interviews to black and ░░░░░░░░ journalist WGN political reporter ░░░░░░░░ Bradley sat down with ░░░░░░░░ to learn more about ░░░░░░░░ decision Clip starts BRADLEY ░░░░░░░░ office says that you ░░░░░░░░ black and brown journalists ░░░░░░░░ this round of interview ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ for Craig Wall for ░░░░░░░░ Cherone and others LIGHTFOOT ░░░░░░░░ look I think in ░░░░░░░░ one day when we ░░░░░░░░ looking the two year ░░░░░░░░ of my inauguration as ░░░░░░░░ woman of color as ░░░░░░░░ lesbian it s important ░░░░░░░░ me that diversity is ░░░░░░░░ front and center BRADLEY ░░░░░░░░ over Mayor Lori Lightfoot ░░░░░░░░ her most unusual decision ░░░░░░░░ only invite black and ░░░░░░░░ journalists to her office ░░░░░░░░ one on one interviews ░░░░░░░░ move infuriated the mostly ░░░░░░░░ city hall press corps ░░░░░░░░ outrage exploded on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Latino newspaper reporter wrote ░░░░░░░░ agreed to the sit ░░░░░░░░ but backed out to ░░░░░░░░ a point LIGHTFOOT If ░░░░░░░░ as the black woman ░░░░░░░░ the first ever don ░░░░░░░░ challenge us the collective ░░░░░░░░ to do better to ░░░░░░░░ make sure that in ░░░░░░░░ institution it reflects the ░░░░░░░░ and nuance and texture ░░░░░░░░ our city then shame ░░░░░░░░ me BRADLEY voice over ░░░░░░░░ Lightfoot is known to ░░░░░░░░ with opponents or those ░░░░░░░░ question her Reporting on ░░░░░░░░ e mails revealed the ░░░░░░░░ upset about critical reporting ░░░░░░░░ commentary canceled her Chicago ░░░░░░░░ subscription BRADLEY voice over ░░░░░░░░ are some folks you ░░░░░░░░ been feuding with some ░░░░░░░░ them my white colleagues ░░░░░░░░ Some people look at ░░░░░░░░ as sort of a ░░░░░░░░ LIGHTFOOT It has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with that The ░░░░░░░░ are the facts Look ░░░░░░░░ the people who cover ░░░░░░░░ hall BRADLEY voice over ░░░░░░░░ Thomas knows the city ░░░░░░░░ beat well as a ░░░░░░░░ television political reporter He ░░░░░░░░ although newsroom diversity is ░░░░░░░░ important topic he questions ░░░░░░░░ Mayor s timing Thomas ░░░░░░░░ is a distraction Instead ░░░░░░░░ talking about crime talking ░░░░░░░░ disarray in her administration ░░░░░░░░ about education talking about ░░░░░░░░ finances we re talking ░░░░░░░░ this Clip ends BRADLEY ░░░░░░░░ our one on one ░░░░░░░░ discussed police reform an ░░░░░░░░ school board Covid s ░░░░░░░░ on businesses and much ░░░░░░░░ Catch our sit down ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Lightfoot later today ░░░░░░░░ WGN Tahman Bradley WGN ░░░░░░░░