Next Tuesday, Boston voters will head to the polls to vote for the city's 55th elected mayor. Making national headlines from the beginning, this historic mayoral race began with five candidates of color in the primary election and will conclude with a face-off between two women who identify as people of color. Either Michelle Wu or Annissa Essiabi-George will be the first Boston mayor in 200 years who is not male or white. Have both candidates committed to policies that support communities of color? And will those communities see actual movement on issues impacting their safety and success?
Joining the discussion are Dr. Paul Watanabe, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass, Boston; Tanisha Sullivan, Esq., President of the NAACP, Boston Branch and a member of the GBH Board of Advisors; Phillip Martin, Senior Investigative Reporter, GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting; and Mehreen Butt, Town Councilor from Wakefield.
