Mainstream American journalism is changing, and not because the man is black and he works for the NYT,  but because the perceptions are out front. This is not passive observation, in imitation of academia.

A disconnect throughout the convention: using black mayors as avatars for the current moment on race when these same mayors are the one being pressured by activists. They are its targets, but nationally presented as the voices

— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) August 21, 2020