WAKANDA II Endorses Michelle
Wu For Mayor
Boston, MA— WAKANDA II, a community coalition based on
Black empowerment, self-determination and building equity in Boston, endorsed
Michelle Wu for Mayor today. Citing her bold vision for Boston and proven track
record, the coalition of community leaders and activists said that Wu is the
best candidate to deliver for Boston residents as the city deals with
overlapping crises of racial, economic and climate justice.
"After an exhaustive process in which the two Boston Mayoral
candidates were drilled on an array of detailed questions critically important
to Black residents of Boston, WAKANDA II endorses Michelle Wu. We believe that
Wu is the best choice to deliver on matters of critical importance and that she
will create the best path to achieve the Boston that we can be; a city
where decisions and opportunities are grounded in equity and justice for
all. For this time, for this moment, for the promise of Boston, WAKANDA
II endorses Michelle Wu to be the next Mayor of Boston and pledge to do all we
can to achieve victory," said Dianne Wilkerson.
“I am grateful to stand with community leaders and activists who
continue to push for action and accountability. From building a thriving Black
business community, to boosting home ownership and educational equity, I look
forward to continuing to partner with them as we work to ensure all our
neighborhoods have the resources they need to be safe, supported and healthy,”
said Michelle Wu.
WAKANDA II’s endorsement adds to an enthusiastic
multigenerational, multicultural coalition of grassroots supporters, including
leaders Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Mayor Kim
Janey, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, Boston City
Councilor Liz Breadon, Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, State Senator and
Assistant Majority Leader Sal DiDomenico, State Representative and Assistant
Majority Leader Mike Moran, State Representative and Ways and Means Chair Aaron
Michlewitz, State Senator Sonia Chang Diaz State Senator Julian Cyr,
Representatives Liz Miranda, Adrian Madaro, Jay Livingstone, Tram Nguyen, Tommy
Vitolo, Natalie Higgins, Vanna Howard, Maria Robinson, Andy Vargas; Suffolk
County Register of Probate Felix Arroyo Sr.; former State Representative and
Assistant Majority Leader Byron Rushing; labor unions 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU,
Teamsters Local 25, New England Joint Board of UNITE HERE!, UAW Region 9A,
Laborers Local 22, UFCW 1445, Alliance of Unions at the MBTA, MBTA Inspectors
Union Local 600, OPEIU Local 453; climate organizations Sunrise Boston, Sierra
Club, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, 350 Mass Action; Progressive
West Roxbury/Roslindale; Boston’s Ward 1, Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic
Committees; The Boston Guardian; and fellow municipal elected officials from
across Greater Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For all of Michelle
for Boston’s endorsements, visit michelleforboston.com/endorsements.
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