... I was across the street and I heard him yell “Hey – aren’t you running for Mayor?” I said yes, and he asked me to come over. I’m not trying to make an issue of my own heritage or anything ...I certainly have seen what it’s like to be discriminated against just because the color of your skin doesn’t match your city. My father is African American and he faced a lot of unnecessary discrimination from police,... People wondered why he was kidnapping some white kid (me)