Chicago TV station WGN.“If I as the Black woman mayor, the first ever, don’t challenge us, the collective us, to do better, to really make sure that in every institution it reflects the diversity, nuance, and texture … shame on me,” she added.She released a letter explaining her decision. “I have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically. … It is impossible for this glaring lack of diversity not to be reflected in the daily coverage of government, politics and city life every single day,” it reads in part.Her action outraged some.