Mayor Lightfoot condemns political ad that darkened her skin, warned of ‘violence’ coming to the suburbs

The 30-second ad features a montage of video surveillance and TV news footage, warning “Chicago violence is coming to the suburbs.”

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is a proud Black woman, and she disapproves of a television ad that uses “the oldest racist tropes that there are” by employing a representation of her that darkens her skin.

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