‘We Are Sick and Tired’: Black Chicago Residents Slam City Officials Over Funding for Migrants

UNKNOWN MALE We want ░░░░░░░░ make sure that every ░░░░░░░░ is heard If you ░░░░░░░░ just please allow our ░░░░░░░░ speakers the courtesy to ░░░░░░░░ through their testimony Please ░░░░░░░░ My name is Caroline ░░░░░░░░ I m the founder ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter Women ░░░░░░░░ Faith Black Lives Matter ░░░░░░░░ Lives Matter Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ So so I m ░░░░░░░░ to stand in solidarity ░░░░░░░░ our homeless people because ░░░░░░░░ advocate for the homeless ░░░░░░░░ understand that 51 million ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ on today and I ░░░░░░░░ the aldermen to please ░░░░░░░░ it down Because number ░░░░░░░░ we have not opened ░░░░░░░░ the schools for our ░░░░░░░░ We see them in ░░░░░░░░ streets every day I ░░░░░░░░ sure that the homeless ░░░░░░░░ fed with clothing We ░░░░░░░░ to take care of ░░░░░░░░ community We need to ░░░░░░░░ care of our black ░░░░░░░░ We need to open ░░░░░░░░ the schools for mental ░░░░░░░░ We have a lot ░░░░░░░░ mental health people walking ░░░░░░░░ needing help I don ░░░░░░░░ want to what happened ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Neely happen to ░░░░░░░░ of our homeless people ░░░░░░░░ the indecipherable So we ░░░░░░░░ to take care of ░░░░░░░░ homeless We need to ░░░░░░░░ open up these centers ░░░░░░░░ mental health We need ░░░░░░░░ allocate some of this ░░░░░░░░ for our black children ░░░░░░░░ the black community We ░░░░░░░░ not gotten anything for ░░░░░░░░ community And we are ░░░░░░░░ and tired of being ░░░░░░░░ and tired Enough is ░░░░░░░░ And I voted for ░░░░░░░░ Brandon I met Brandon ░░░░░░░░ voted for you I ░░░░░░░░ hard to get you ░░░░░░░░ there You did not ░░░░░░░░ me an invitation to ░░░░░░░░ your your your whatever ░░░░░░░░ m trying to say ░░░░░░░░ I still support you ░░░░░░░░ love you But please ░░░░░░░░ the right thing for ░░░░░░░░ black community for the ░░░░░░░░ community for the community ░░░░░░░░ the homeless community and ░░░░░░░░ people that need help ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Applause UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ We want to make ░░░░░░░░ that every voice is ░░░░░░░░ If you could just ░░░░░░░░ allow our public speakers ░░░░░░░░ courtesy to get through ░░░░░░░░ testimony Please RUFF My ░░░░░░░░ is Caroline Ruff I ░░░░░░░░ the founder of Black ░░░░░░░░ Matter Women of Faith ░░░░░░░░ Lives Matter Black Lives ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter So ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ in solidarity with our ░░░░░░░░ people because I advocate ░░░░░░░░ the homeless I understand ░░░░░░░░ 51 million dollars are ░░░░░░░░ to be voted on ░░░░░░░░ and I encourage the ░░░░░░░░ to please vote it ░░░░░░░░ Because number one we ░░░░░░░░ not opened up the ░░░░░░░░ for our homeless We ░░░░░░░░ them in the streets ░░░░░░░░ day I make sure ░░░░░░░░ the homeless are fed ░░░░░░░░ clothing We need to ░░░░░░░░ care of our community ░░░░░░░░ need to take care ░░░░░░░░ our black community We ░░░░░░░░ to open up the ░░░░░░░░ for mental health We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of mental ░░░░░░░░ people walking around needing ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ what happened to Jordan ░░░░░░░░ happen to any of ░░░░░░░░ homeless people on the ░░░░░░░░ So we need to ░░░░░░░░ care of our homeless ░░░░░░░░ need to take open ░░░░░░░░ these centers for mental ░░░░░░░░ We need to allocate ░░░░░░░░ of this money for ░░░░░░░░ black children for the ░░░░░░░░ community We have not ░░░░░░░░ anything for our community ░░░░░░░░ we are sick and ░░░░░░░░ of being sick and ░░░░░░░░ Enough is enough And ░░░░░░░░ voted for you Brandon ░░░░░░░░ met Brandon I voted ░░░░░░░░ you I worked hard ░░░░░░░░ get you in there ░░░░░░░░ did not send me ░░░░░░░░ invitation to your your ░░░░░░░░ your whatever I m ░░░░░░░░ to say But I ░░░░░░░░ support you I love ░░░░░░░░ But please do the ░░░░░░░░ thing for the black ░░░░░░░░ for the brown community ░░░░░░░░ the community for the ░░░░░░░░ community and the people ░░░░░░░░ need help mentally Thank ░░░░░░░░ Applause)