Explore African American Boston area politics in neighborhoods majority Black, Asian and Latino.
Black Boston Community Politics
2009 City of Boston Municipal Election Dates
Sept. 2, 2009 - Registration Deadline
Sept. 22, 2009 - Preliminary Municipal Election
Oct. 14, 2009 - Registration Deadline
Nov. 3, 2009 - Municipal Election
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View official City of Boston 2008 Financial Statements here. Black Boston politics is about the control of the limited amount of City of Boston cash flow.
ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION 3rd Suffolk Debate Roxbury | Chinatown | South End | North End | Beacon Hill parts DATE: APRIL 21st at AACA
begins at 12:00 Noon | 87 Tyler St (Chinatown)
RSVP at 617.426.9492, ext. 312. The Candidates are:
(L-R) Brian Ross, John Keith, Aaron Michlewitz, Susan Passoni, Ryan Higginson, Lucy Rivera
Stimulus Bill Funding is rolling into Massachusetts bridge, infrastructure and highway construction projects. The Big Dig for shovel-ready bids is alive and well! There will be hiring callbacks issued to unionized carpenters, construction firms, pipefitters and plumbing organizations throughout 2009. In 1974, Bill Owens became the first African-American elected to the Massachusetts state Senate. Dianne Wilkerson was the first African American woman elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Running on the Democratic party ticket, she took office in 1993 and lost the 2008 Primary election by a bit over 200 votes to challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz.
The Honorable Edward Brooke, was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate when he was elected as a Republican from Massachusetts in 1966. In 1866, the first African-American legislators in New England were elected.
And, Ralph Martin was the first African-American elected (1992 to 2002) Suffolk County district attorney while Andrea J. Cabral was elected in 2004 when she became the first Black female Sheriff of Suffolk County.
Among the current Boston City Council officeholders are two African Americans: Charles Yancey, Mattapan and Chuck Turner represents the Roxbury district.
As of December, 2008 - this information about black elected officials is NOT a complete accounting of the African Americans who have been elected to public offices in Massachusetts. Its close! But, you should Dig Deeper!! to get more history.
You could start by considering the Boston Banner Newspaper archives or call to speak to someone at the Banner that knows. The Banner is Boston's oldest black media source for news and information in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we think?
The telephone number for the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus may change from one political election season to another. That's because of fluctuating changes in the legislative body. The House and Senate leaders can reassign office locations and committee responsibilities.
The Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus [(photo) State Representative Gloria Fox, Vice-Chair, Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus 2/08 e-mail: Rep.GloriaFox@Hou.State.MA.US ]
The MBLC is an association of Black Massachusetts State legislators who have pooled their political skills and experiences in order to facilitate the development and power of people of color throughout Massachusetts. This is accomplished by voter registration drives, newsletter circulation, press conferences, open forums and workshops, speaker services, support for community groups, and activities for non-elected members and youth.
A HISTORY SHORT ABOUT BOSTON BLACK POLITICS - Ward 9 was home to Laurence Banks, Boston’s first black city councilor. Shag Taylor's drugstore on Tremont Street was the headquarters of Democratic politics in the black community going back to the days of Mayor James Michael Curley, noted the Boston Banner newspaper in its 11/20/08 issue.
video file: Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governor endorses Senator Barrack Obama for President of the United States
Net Assets – Primary Government to wit: At the end of the current fiscal year '07, the City reported a positive balance.
The Niagara Movement 1905-1909, established a civil rights movement and led to the founding of the NAACP. (view more)
Dial up the Boston NAACP at (617) 438-5816.
Dial up Boston's Black Community Information Center at (617) 216-1705.
On WGBH PBS Channel 2 some time ago: a 1hr 52minute (real player video) fea. Deval Patrick, when he was a former US Assistant Civil Rights Attorney. Its about "William Lloyd Garrison" and the abolition of slavery and the black Boston community network way back when.Bruce Marks - stands up for the "average Joes." He has been chosen 2007 BOSTONIAN OF THE YEAR by the Boston Globe newspaper.Al Gore won a Nobel Peace prize. That's nice! Robert D. Putnam said he PROVED? diversity is good for creating new ideas, but his study shows that black communities VOTE MORE, volunteer more and will outspend others in charity giving when there are more black residents in that community. WERS radio spun a hip hop track with the hook "when the worse comes the worse my peoples come first!"Touch FM 106.1 radio of Roxbury is the self-described "voice of Boston's black community". You can form your own conclusion. Links:
\\The Governor// is head of the executive branch and serves as chief administrative officer of the state and as commander-in-chief of the Massachusetts' military forces. His or her responsibilities include preparation of the annual budget, nomination of all judicial officers, the granting of pardons (with the approval of the governor's Council), appointments of the heads of most major state departments, and the acceptance or veto of each bill passed by the Legislature. Several Executive Offices have also been established, each headed by a Secretary appointed by the Governor, much like the president's Cabinet.
The Governor may recommend new policies for Massachusetts, new legislation, and changes in the administration of departments that conduct the government from day to day. He or she has the power to order out the National Guard to meet domestic emergencies, and is Massachusetts chief spokesman with the federal government.
The 2006 election for Massachusetts Governor unofficial results were: Democrat candidate Deval Patrick won with 1,230,065 votes, Republican candidate Lt. Gov Kerry Healy received 779,807, Independent candidate Christy Mihos had 161,012, and the Green Party candidate Grace Ross received 43,032 votes. On Sept. 17th, the state certified primary results were: Patrick received 452,229 votes; Gabrieli received 248,301, and Atty Gen Reilly received 211,031 votes.
Stimulus Bill Funding is rolling into Massachusetts bridge, infrastructure and highway construction projects. The Big Dig for shovel-ready bids is alive and well! There will be hiring callbacks issued to unionized carpenters, construction firms, pipefitters and plumbing organizations throughout 2009.
In 1974, Bill Owens became the first African-American elected to the Massachusetts state Senate. Dianne Wilkerson was the first African American woman elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Running on the Democratic party ticket, she took office in 1993 and lost the 2008 Primary election by a bit over 200 votes to challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz.
The Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus
