Herald readers sound off on Mayor Wu's not-for-everyone holiday party, actions Texas is taking with illegal immigrants, and Taylor Swift as football fan.
And the award for the most overblown and ridiculous non-news story of the year goes to… you guessed it: the Boston holiday party story that quickly spread ‘round the world. The white grievance machine went into hyper-drive last week over a two-hour reception at the Parkman House that featured Mayor Wu hosting a collection of “electeds of color,” including state lawmakers and
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu continued to defend her decision to hold an exclusive “Electeds of Color” holiday party, saying that the way the invite was “leaked” and coverage by the national media was politically motivated.
It matters that Boston’s first elected mayor of color can host a gathering for a dozen Black, Latino, and Asian politicians at a locale synonymous with power.
The mayor told Radio Boston, 'This is the first time that the mayor is able to host as a member of this group because prior to me, all the elected mayors were not members of this group.'