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Registered speaker George Blakemore urges Black residents to 'tend to your business' during Cook County committee meeting
Summary
At a Cook County Business and Economic Development Committee meeting, registered speaker George Blakemore used the public-comment period to urge Black residents to support Black businesses and criticized immigrants for prospering economically; his comments included repeated racially charged language and drew time admonitions from staff.
George Blakemore, a registered public speaker, used the committee's public-comment period to criticize economic behavior in Black communities and urge more Black-owned commerce.
"Black people, you don't tend to your business," Blakemore said during…
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