I want to apologize to the members of the public – particularly any Black members of the public – who were listening to our #A2Council meeting tonight and heard a caller, during a scheduled public hearing, use an offensive & unacceptable racial slur before being quickly cut off.
I was disgusted and enraged by this caller, and I firmly reject his hateful beliefs. Sadly, however, I was not surprised that this happened.
Frankly, racism is still a very real and present force in our society which impacts the lives of people of color each and every day.
Frankly, racism is still a very real and present force in our society which impacts the lives of people of color each and every day.
Racism is, in some ways, more visible because of the platform provided by our president and exacerbated by the anonymity provided by our COVID-era virtual settings; however, the despicable ideology on display tonight isn’t isolated to this call or daily one-on-one interactions.
Racism is engrained in the very fabric of our society. It informed generations of decision-making which created racist systems & institutions that continue to disadvantage people of color to this day.
Tonight’s overt display of racism further underscores the need for our city to prioritize anti-racism & equity work to ensure that we revise or repeal laws that are racist, dismantle racist systems, and revisit policies, at every level, to ensure equitable access to opportunity.
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