Sunday, March 15, 2020

wesafm: Pittsburgh City Council Introduces 'Ten Commitments' Of Racial Equity - For example, racist privileged whites will need to be trained and coached


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Pittsburgh City Councilors Daniel Lavelle and Ricky Burgess introduced legislation on Tuesday that asks the city to adopt 10 commitments to racial equity. 
The proposed resolution is part of the "All-In City" initiative, a racial-equity effort that Burgess and Lavelle embraced last year.  The 10 commitments include: eliminating race-based disparities across all of city government departments and units; using training and coaching opportunities to eliminate systematic racism and white privilege; and transforming African-American communities from areas of concentrated poverty to mixed-income. ...