The Black and Brown Caucus: A Journey for Ideological Cohesion

The 20 members that make up this powerful caucus are all black and brown except for Council member Lincoln wrestler. "I think that needs to be acknowledged as we talk about what austerity means for black and brown communities, working class communities, immigrant undocumented communities," she said. The council was unable to successfully bring in the deep investments necessary for legal services for asylum seekers says ressler. “There is no real commitment to restoring the promise of universal 3k deep cuts to shelter operations” he added.