A Maryland lawmaker who witnesses say used a racial slur to describe a legislative district in Prince George’s County has been stripped of her leadership position and will undergo sensitivity training, the House speaker’s office announced Tuesday. On Monday, after The Post published an article about it, he said he had addressed the slur with Lisanti privately. Charles Sydnor (D-Baltimore County), who sits on the executive committee of the 57-member Black Caucus. [Read the letter to House Speaker Busch from the Black Caucus on Lisanti]“Many folks don’t realize . Cheryl Glenn (D-Baltimore City), a former chairwoman of the Black Caucus, said Lisanti “never quite admitted to what she did.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2019 19:21 UTC