Emails from a major Helena Moreno supporter Bill Hammack give clarity to what some want to suppress — a pattern of using race in private to divide the city, while publicly telling Black voters ‘don’t make it about race.’ In these messages, false claims about Black campaign staff are used to stoke white rage and raise money, all while maintaining a polished public image. In a majority-Black city, this is the company some of us keep: people who weaponize race behind closed doors, control opportuni