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On the recordDecember 18, 2020
I'm the mayor of the city, but I'm also black woman. And I have had numerous conversations this week with my sisters, with my black girlfriends. And I know that, if I wasn't mayor, that could be me.
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Lori Lightfoot
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

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Lori Lightfoot reflects on the experiences of black women in relation to police treatment.

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