‘Taken Out of Context’: California City Official Fired Over Handwritten Note Referring to Black People as ‘Tokens’ Claims It Was All a Misunderstanding and Political Enemies Are to Blame
A California city official who was fired over some handwritten documents in which she referred to Black people as “tokens” recently spoke out to clarify why the notes were written and how they were taken out of context. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Oakland’s former chief of staff Leigh Hanson was let go…
