Diversity Management, News and Updates
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday that she fired police Superintendent Eddie Johnson effectively immediately, just weeks before his retirement. The incident at the center of the controversy occurred in October when Johnson was found behind the wheel of his car asleep after he pulled over near a stop sign…
Ted Cruz said that Chicago’s strict gun laws are evidence that “gun control doesn’t work” after Labor Day weekend in the city saw seven people shot dead and 34 wounded. The city’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, quickly fought back with words of her own––and actual facts. “60% of illegal firearms recovered…
Lori Lightfoot made national headlines as becoming the first Black and openly gay mayor of Chicago. After she took office, Lightfoot wasted no time in tackling one of the city’s biggest issues and sources of corruption – the aldermen. The 50 aldermen who make up the Chicago City Council enjoyed…
Democrat Lori Lightfoot has made history as the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to be Chicago’s mayor. Lightfoot is only the second woman to lead the city. Chicago will be the largest U.S. city that has a Black woman as mayor once Lightfoot is officially sworn…
Two Black women, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle, are set to make history in Chicago, regarding America’s third-largest city’s mayoral election. In the Chicago’s 182-year history, a Black woman has never held the highest political position in the urban metropolis. After this coming Tuesday, that will no longer be a…
