Brandon Johnson touts diverse administration, says black people run Chicago because ‘we’re most generous’

Published May 19, 2025 1:59pm ET



Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson credited his city’s economic accomplishments to his “diverse administration.”

Johnson bragged about his administration while speaking at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. He detailed his office’s diversity statistics a few months after President Donald Trump signed three executive orders that effectively wrought about the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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