Yawu Miller

2 weeks ago | baystatebanner.com | Yawu Miller

When Josh Kraft kicked off his campaign Feb. 4 at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in Grove Hall, the significance of the venue was not lost on the largely African American crowd that turned out. Nor was the significance of the opening of his campaign office last month in Nubian Square. Facing an incumbent mayor whose approval rating in the Black community was at just 36% in February, according to an Emerson College poll, Kraft’s choice of locations makes political sense.

2 weeks ago | flipsidenews.net | Yawu Miller

State policy makers have long known that Latinos represent the fastest-growing ethnic group in Massachusetts. With eight in ten of new Massachusetts residents identifying as Latino, the growing demographic has offset outmigration from the state over the last decade.

2 weeks ago | flipsidenews.net | Yawu Miller

With incumbent City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson facing federal charges that an employee kicked back part of a salary bonus to her, it’s no surprise that the District 7 seat she currently represents has more challengers than any other Council race in Boston. So far, seven challengers have either filed with the Office of Campaign and Public Finance (OCPF) or otherwise made public their intention to run for the seat.

2 weeks ago | flipsidenews.net | Yawu Miller

Yawu MillerMayor Michelle Wu kicked off her campaign for reelection Saturday with a speech that took aim at the Trump administration’s antagonism toward Boston and her opponent Josh Kraft’s business-friendly candidacy. “It feels like everything that makes Boston Boston is being threatened by an administration that is clearly threatened by who we are as a city,” Wu told a crowd of more than 1,200 gathered at the Boston Cyclorama in the South End.

2 weeks ago | flipsidenews.net | Yawu Miller

Back in January, President Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to ensure that organizations receiving federal grants certify that they “do not operate any programs promoting DEI,” making clear that the president considers diversity, equity and inclusion programs to be illegal and immoral. Here in Boston, Cory Yarbrough faced a difficult decision.