These are the types of politicians and political-speak we have to rid our country of. This Mayor knows better. It's an embarassment.
He and others like him, do other blacks no good at all, with this kind of behavior. You claim that he has " matured in the past 25 years " and is a good man. You can't prove it by his original statement. He's a fool and dnagerous.
This kind of mentality is what destroys good will amongst all people. It's not as thugh Philly is the FIRST black run city, in this nation. What is he SO proud of ? What milestone / glass ceiling was breached ?
People and statements , such as this, turn nonracists into racists.