Is equity a winning issue in a Boston mayoral race?
The five other candidates in the race will have to decide whether Acting Mayor Kim Janeyâs emphasis on equity is the key to victory, or if thereâs political benefit in another approach.
By Joan Vennochi Globe Columnist,Updated April 7, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Can a candidate of color run for mayor of Boston on the issue of equity and win?
A city that has never elected a mayor of color is about to find out.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey made equity the cornerstone of her announcement to run for a full, four-year term. At a press conference on Tuesday, she spoke about the challenges faced âfrom COVID and racial inequities that have been inherited from centuries of structural racism.â In a campaign video released in conjunction with her announcement, she referenced a 2015 report that the median net worth of Black households is $8, compared to $247,500 for white households, and said, âThis recovery is
A history of Black candidates running to be Bostonâs mayor
By Meghan E. Irons Globe Staff,Updated April 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Mel King marched in the Columbus Day parade in 1983 during his mayoral campaign in which he lost to Kevin White.joe dennehy
She said she was a âblipâ in Black Bostonâs mayoral history, barely a reference in the record books.
But Deahdra Butler-Henderson, then a single mother from Jamaica Plain, took one small step in a long march through history for Black representation in City Hall when she began her impossible campaign for mayor in 1975.
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Jon Santiago Announces Mayoral Bid
Jon Santiago, a Massachusetts state representative and ER doctor, stands outside of the emergency room entrance at Boston City Hospital in this April 8, 2020, file photo.
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There’s a new entrant in Boston’s already crowded mayoral race Jon Santiago, a Democratic state representative and emergency-room physician at Boston Medical Center, is joining the field of declared candidates.
In a campaign kickoff video released today, Santiago referenced his time in the Dominican Republic with the Peace Corps, his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and his ongoing work at BMC, saying the latter gives him special insight into the challenges facing the city.
State Representative Jon Santiago formally launched his mayoral candidacy Tuesday after weeks of speculation. “Today, we set out to bring neighbors together to write the next chapter of our Boston story,” Santiago said in a statement. Santiago’s campaign released a two-minute video to rally potential supporters around his campaign theme of elevating “Our Boston Story.” “We are