In an open letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich, a coalition of local Black clergy urged the governor to appoint a Black person to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama after he won the presidential election.
In an open letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich, a coalition of local Black clergy urged the governor to appoint a Black person to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama after he won the presidential election.
The letter urges Blagojevich to consider that two of the nation’s only three Black U.S.Senators hail from Illinois.
“President-elect Barack Obama has launched America into a season of change and opportunity, and because of his success, we now have a vacancy in the U.S. Senate.
“It is in this regard that we remind you how critical it is to African American voters in Illinois that you appoint a person who will best represent the hopes and dreams of our community and retain the seat we worked so hard to secure …While we understand how important it is for you to make your appointment in the next several days, we want to remind you there are a number of qualified African Americans who can fill this vacancy…”
Blagojevich is expected to make a decision on the seat next month.
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