Acting Mayor Kim Janey is the first-ever woman and person of color to lead Boston. But what about when the fall election rolls around? Adam Reilly talks with former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, who is leading the WAKANDA II initiative, an effort focused on coalescing Boston’s Black voters around a single Black candidats, as well as Eric Esteves, a Roxbury organizer working with other community leaders to ensure the city’s next mayor represents the interests of people of color.
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