1st Gay Black Woman Mayor of Chicago

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Lori Lightfoot is an openly gay black woman — and now Chicago's mayor-elect. In a rousing speech, she shared her plans to revolutionize the Windy City.

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00:00Together, we can and will make Chicago a place where your zip code doesn't determine your

00:08destiny.

00:09We can and we will build trust between our people and our brave police officers so that

00:24the communities and police trust each other, not fear each other.

00:33We can and we will break this city's endless cycle of corruption and never again, never

00:47ever allow politicians to profit from elected positions.

00:54Our duty as a city, as leaders, as neighbors, as people, is to stand with these mothers

01:01and children and put an end to this gun violence once and for all.

01:10We must say enough is enough.

01:13Now it is our solemn duty as a city, as people, as neighbors, to stand up for our immigrant

01:21families, to protect them, and stand against hate.

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