Sean J. Miller, The Hill
- Rep. Bobby Rush claims that the “white-dominated” media are ignoring an African-American candidate running for President Obama’s old Senate seat.
In an interview with The Hill, Rush also said the black community in Illinois is worried that Sen. Roland Burris’s (D-Ill.) retirement will leave the chamber without an African-American member.
“When Roland retires, then there is the possibility again we will turn back to an all-white Senate. There’s something wrong with that.
“In America in 2010, no African-Americans in the U.S. Senate — that is something that needs to be addressed,” Rush said. “It’s a stain on the flag of democracy.”
Rush supports the only black candidate running for Obama’s old Senate seat, former Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Robinson Jackson (D).
