something that needs to be done. it s past due. you also wrote a resolution in support of the house reparations bill, and one of your first acts as president why has this been a top priority of yours? how receptive were other mayors across the country when you do this? i have been mayor about 2 1/2 years right now, and it s just obviously to me that poverty is at the root of so many of the problems in our country. should not take a phd to figure that out. you take a level of disparity in america, income and wealth, and you put that together and most americans see the number of guns on our streets, and why is america such a outlier in gun crimes? that s just one example of why this issue needs to be addressed. i can tell you most mayors are