Boston’s mayor has defended the choice to exclude white people from a holiday party.
“We host many holiday parties in the season. And there are multiple opportunities for people to celebrate and come together,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told reporters on Dec. 13. “I’ve been a part of a group that gathers representing elected officials of color across all different levels of government in Massachusetts, a group that has been in place for more than a decade, and the opportunity to create a space for people to celebrate and rotate who hosts and where it is, you know, kind of passes around. And so this year, I drew the straw to be the host of that, and it will be at the Parkman House, and we will have a wonderful time.”
