I expected that the Independent would not endorse my candidacy for the 4th District seat on the SBCC Board of Trustees. In fact, I informed Nick Welsh of that reality, adding that I respected him even more as a journalist. The fact that he would invest the time to meet and hear what I had to say, knowing how the endorsement would go — that’s good and fair journalism.
But I cannot accept the lead reason why the editorial staff cited George Floyd’s killing as the basis for their endorsements, insinuating that three of the candidates, myself included, are racially insensitive: “Three of the candidates now running for the City College board of directors get it, three do not.”
For those among you who did not watch Thursday’s Candidates Forum, hosted by The Independent, I would like to touch on two key points I made that evening to refute the above.