pheww...are we ready for this conversation? https://twitter.com/khalidCares/status/1249019476923875329
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's the "Black Mecca."
Representation isn't enough.
Representation isn'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
And check out this piece on Atlanta's inequality. It'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/