TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of Tampa’s Racial Reconciliation Committee (RRC) is working to address disparities in Tampa’s Black community. The committee sent an editorial out on April 30 accusing the city of wasting time and a lack of engagement, responsiveness, and commitment to their work.
“That betterment and progress cannot happen without collaboration and that collaboration involves the city leaders who appointed, supported, and endorsed this committee’s work. It’s time to get to work… Anything else is simply… a waste of time,” said members of the RRC in the editorial.
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During a meeting Tuesday, they reviewed their recommendations for the policy areas, which sparked heated comments about what’s been done so far.
“We need to come up with something beyond policies. Black communities need reassurance. It’s not up there. I don’t feel it,” said one committee member. “The city has (a) $1.9 billion budget — I’d like to recommend the Black community get 25% so we can start taking care of some of our issues.”…