Boston Mayor’s Race: And then there were 16
Out of the original 24 candidates for Mayor of Boston only 16 turned in the required minimum of 3,000 signatures to continue in the race.
Election
Boston Globe releases complete list of 24 Mayoral candidates
Boston Globe releases complete list of 24 Mayoral candidates
Black Community Issues Summit 5/11
Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM
Roxbury Community College, Student Center-Building #4,
Room 200 (The Cafeteria).
Markey wins primary over Lynch now faces Gomez in June
U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey beat out U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch in the Democratic primary by over a 10% margin, winning 58% of the vote for a total of 306,680 votes.
Linda Dorcena-Forry wins 1st Suffolk Senate seat
State Rep. Linda Dorcena-Forry won by a margin of 378 votes over her colleague State Rep. Nick Collins, earning 10,214 out of 21,730 total votes for the 1st Suffolk Senate Seat.
Mass Vote – US Senate Candidates forum 4/20
Mass Vote – US Senate Candidates forum
@Reggie Lewis Center Sat. April 20th
We need YOU… submit for Boston Black Agenda 2013
Help construct a local Boston Black Agenda that will address the myriad of issues facing African-Americans living in Boston. Once created, the Boston Black Agenda will serve as a blue print to addressing these issues and implementing policies at a city and state level that will seek to improve quality of life in Boston.
What would YOU ask the candidates? Boston Black Agenda 2013
Goal: To develop a series of questions which can be asked of potential candidates for City and State offices (Councillor, Mayor, Senator, Representative, DA, etc.) this questionnaire should represent the broad views of the community and help determine which candidates are most in tune with our ideals and worthy of endorsements and votes.
An Open Letter to Boston’s Black Leadership
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s decision to not seek re-election presents a profoundly unique and opportunistic occasion for the city’s black community. Not since the mayoral candidacy of Mel King in 1983 has the black community been strategically positioned to substantively sway the policy direction of the city.
President Obama wins Re-Election
President Obama wins Re-Election