Chicago Mayor Faces Backlash for Declining to Give Interviews to White Journalists

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently made the announcement that she would only be granting interviews to reporters of color. She has faced backlash for the decision. Chicago NBC reporter Mary Ann Ahern was one of the reporters with whom Lightfoot refused to grant an interview.

Ahern said, “I think it’s outrageous for an elected official to choose who will ask questions.”

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