pheww...are we ready for this conversation? https://twitter.com/khalidCares/status/1249019476923875329">https://twitter.com/khalidCar...

I gotta say as someone proud of all the representation I saw of my people growing up in public office in Atlanta, we still have the worst income inequality & homelessness; yet it& #39;s the "Black Mecca."

Representation isn& #39;t enough.

I report on some of this here, where Councilman khalid also offers his perspective https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/21/atlanta-debate-democrats-black-voters-elections-2020">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...

And check out this piece on Atlanta& #39;s inequality. It& #39;s a bit nuanced in that the city is much smaller than the metro region, but it still challenges the notion of Atlanta being a mecca in any material sense. https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-income-inequality/">https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-i...