{"id":597693,"date":"2026-05-07T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=597693"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:41:37","slug":"seattle-council-member-says-she-has-a-separate-black-budget-sure-that-sounds-legal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=597693","title":{"rendered":"Seattle council member says she has a separate \u2018black budget\u2019 \u2013 sure, that sounds legal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The president of the Seattle City Council thinks it\u2019s appropriate to have two budgets \u2014 one for everyday people, and one for black people.<\/p>\n

Council President Joy Hollingsworth, a black woman, touted her so-called \u201cblack budget\u201d while speaking at a conference in February, according to Seattle station KTTH<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have my district three budget, and then I have my \u2018black budget,’\u201d she proudly said. \u201cEvery year I have a district three budget and then a \u2018black budget.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

She further alleged that this separate budget is necessary because black people underperform so much regarding household income and home ownership compared to other races.<\/p>\n

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The Constitution prohibits government from treating citizens differently based on race https:\/\/t.co\/NfzmpHOHKm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hollingsworth also called for what sounded like a new, black-only or black-majority political party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are political parties in Seattle, and I believe that if black people come together, we can be the most powerful political party in the city of Seattle,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have to coalesce our power. And so we set up. So this is what we did this year, and then we\u2019re going to be able to advocate for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to her remarks, conservative radio show host Jason Rantz of KTTH invited Hollingsworth onto his program to explain herself, but she \u201cabruptly canceled without explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement to Fox News<\/a>, Hollingsworth defended her \u201cblack budget\u201d by saying it refers to \u201ctargeted investments and resources directed toward historically impacted communities in Seattle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about addressing long-standing challenges in public safety, infrastructure, small business support, clean and safe parks, roads and sidewalks, and workforce development,\u201d she said. \u201cIn Seattle, we need to stay focused on delivering the city basics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what communities across our city are asking for and what they want to see government deliver on every day. We are focused on the fundamentals of local government, safe streets, reliable infrastructure, responsive city services, and clean public spaces,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Asked by Fox News to specify what percentage of Seattle\u2019s $8.9 billion budget should be set aside for black people only, Hollingsworth basically said all of it, the whole \u201c$8.9 billion dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rantz slammed her proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201c[W]e\u2019d rightly call out a \u2018white budget,’\u201d he wrote for KTTH. \u201cAnd it\u2019s worth asking why Hollingsworth doesn\u2019t appear eager to offer other constituencies their own budget. Perhaps she doesn\u2019t care enough about Asians or Latinos?\u201d<\/p>\n

Probably not, because she\u2019s about as \u201cwoke\u201d and obsessed with appeasing minority groups \u2014 including \u201cindigenous\u201d people \u2014 as a politician could be. Case in point:<\/p>\n

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Each sunrise is a prayer, and we hold deep gratitude for the original caretakers of this land, whose wisdom and resilience continue to guide us. May we honor Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day by turning our land acknowledgments into meaningful action.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (@CMJoyHollings) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Plus, during a 2023 interview with Real Change News<\/a>, she revealed that she was inspired to run for office because of the violent 2020 Black Lives Matter riots.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt inspired me to really make change and understand that a voice is needed on the city council that has that lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

But Rantz did give her credit for honesty, especially regarding a recent forensic investigation into KCRHA, a homeless agency that collected millions in taxpayer funds while homelessness only grew worse.<\/p>\n

The investigation \u201cfound $13 million in public funds unaccounted for and a $45 million cash deficit,\u201d according to Rantz.<\/p>\n

A separate King County audit of the Department of Community and Human Services likewise found excessive fraud.<\/p>\n

Confronted by these findings, Hollingsworth reportedly called them a \u201csystem failure\u201d and said that \u201cSeattle has been good at funding and generating ideas but poor at tracking outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rantz partially agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right about that,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhat she hasn\u2019t explained is why the answer is more targeted funding streams organized by race rather than better accountability for the billions already going out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed.<\/p>\n

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The president of the Seattle City Council thinks it\u2019s appropriate to have two budgets \u2014 one for everyday people, and one for black people. Council President Joy Hollingsworth, a black woman, touted her so-called \u201cblack budget\u201d while speaking at a conference in February, according to Seattle station KTTH. \u201cI have my district three budget, and… Continue reading Seattle council member says she has a separate \u2018black budget\u2019 \u2013 sure, that sounds legal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-597693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=597693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/597668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=597693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=597693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=597693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}