Miss Black America Ryann Richardson endorses Pete Buttigieg for POTUS.

[bluewater]

Link to tweet

This is a significant endorsement for Mayor Pete.

Her opinion piece is well worth reading.

[mr_lebowski]

1. WOW, brains and beauty, what a combination!

Based on her writing, I really like her, and really think she should consider politics herself.

Thanks for sharing!

[LeftTurn3623]

2. Very nice!

[Capt. America]

3. This is good, however, the endorsement from a member of CBC was more substantial.

[crazytown]

4. Ryann went there ... I wish she had not.

Yes, Pete is a white man, and therefore he’s definitely afforded privileges, but compared to the Central American asylum seeker separated from her child at our southern border, so am I. My experiences as a Black American woman means that I identify with her and thus, dictates that I advocate for her.

I doubt she cares that my struggles have been different from hers when I use my voice to demand that she be treated with dignity. Just the same, I do believe that Pete’s lived experience as a gay man, knowing what it means to be an “other” in America, having his civil rights debated and threatened, gives him a unique ability to empathize with and use his privilege to advocate for Black Americans. I’d expect nothing less.

https://thegrio.com/2020/01/10/miss-black-america-ryann-richardson-endorses-former-mayor-pete-buttigieg-for-president/