Mayor Wu’s task force on reparations announced that two research teams will study Boston’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
For 400 years, enslavement & exclusionary policies have denied Black Americans wealth, housing & freedom. Our new Reparations Task Force will continue our commitment to advance racial justice & build a Boston for everyone. Learn more: https://t.co/cu0becvSmH pic.twitter.com/rWJbMqvAGQ
— Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 (@MayorWu) February 8, 2023
People of color make up more than half of Boston, yet the share of city contracts going to minority-owned businesses was 2.5%.
It’s simply not enough to stick with the paltry goal of 10% set by the last administration. Time for bold action & real change.https://t.co/KJdX7XBBML
— Michelle Wu 吳弭 (@wutrain) April 8, 2021
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