{"id":2125904,"date":"2023-12-15T10:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-defends-electeds-of-color-holiday-party-after-sending-email-blast\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:26:41","slug":"boston-mayor-michelle-wu-defends-electeds-of-color-holiday-party-after-sending-email-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-defends-electeds-of-color-holiday-party-after-sending-email-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stands by her decision to host the &#8216;Electeds of Color&#8217; holiday party, despite criticism received after sending out an email blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboston-mayor-michelle-wu-defends-electeds-of-color-holiday-party-after-sending-email-blast%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2125904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Boston Mayor \u200bMichelle Wu defends holiday party for elected\u200c officials of color<\/h2>\n<p>Boston\u2064 Mayor Michelle Wu is standing \u200dby her decision to host a holiday \u200cparty exclusively for elected officials of color, \u2063despite accidentally sending\u2064 invitations to all members of the \u2063city council. The mishap \u200doccurred when a city\u2063 employee mistakenly emailed the entire 13-member panel instead of just \u2063the six council members\u200c of color.<\/p>\n<h3>Apology issued<\/h3>\n<p>Realizing the error,\u2062 Wu&#8217;s aide, \u2064Denise DosSantos, promptly issued an apology. In an email, DosSantos expressed regret for any offense caused and clarified that the invitation was intended solely for elected officials\u200c of color.<\/p>\n<h3>An honest mistake<\/h3>\n<p>Mayor Wu, the first Asian American and woman mayor of Boston, defended the event as a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Else Do You Want To Loot?\u2019: Sen. Cruz Destroys Progressive Leader Over Elon Musk Attacks\">long-standing tradition<\/a> \u200cthat fosters unity among elected officials of color. She emphasized that the email mishap was\u200b an honest mistake and that \u2063individual \u2062conversations had been held to address\u200b any concerns.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200bspace for shared experiences<\/h3>\n<p>Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-of-charlottesville-pens-vulgar-poem-likening-city-to-rapist\/\" title=\"Mayor Of Charlottesville Pens Vulgar Poem Likening City To Rapist\">city council meeting<\/a>, two council members of color spoke out in support of the party, highlighting its importance \u2063in providing a space for\u200c elected officials with shared \u2063experiences to come together. They stressed that the event is not meant to be divisive \u2062or cause friction.<\/p>\n<h3>Unfortunate but not \u200coffensive<\/h3>\n<p>While one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-president-of-los-angeles-city-council-resigns-after-leaked-audio-of-racist-comments\/\" title=\"Democrat President of Los Angeles City Council Resigns After Leaked Audio of Racist Comments\">white council member<\/a>, Frank Baker, described the party as &#8220;unfortunate \u200dand divisive,&#8221; he clarified that he was not personally offended by\u200b the email.\u2063 Baker expressed his belief that the incident should not further divide the council.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2063 did Mayor Wu address the email mishap and\u2062 apologize for any offense caused?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is standing by \u200cher decision to host a holiday party exclusively for elected \u2062officials of color, despite accidentally sending \u200binvitations to all members of the city council. The mishap \u2064occurred when \u200ba city employee mistakenly emailed the \u2062entire 13-member panel instead \u2062of just the six council members\u200b of color.<\/p>\n<p>Realizing the error, Wu&#8217;s aide, Denise DosSantos, promptly issued\u2064 an apology. In an email, DosSantos expressed regret for any offense caused and\u200b clarified that the \u2063invitation\u200b was intended \u200bsolely for elected officials of color.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Wu, the first Asian American and woman \u2064mayor \u2064of Boston, defended the event as a long-standing tradition that fosters unity among elected officials of color. She \u200cemphasized that the email\u200c mishap \u2063was an honest mistake and that individual conversations had been held to address any \u2062concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Following a city council meeting, two\u2063 council members of color spoke out in support\u200c of the party, highlighting\u2063 its importance in providing a space for elected officials with shared experiences to come together. They \u200cstressed that \u2062the event is not meant\u2064 to be divisive or\u200b cause friction.<\/p>\n<p>While one white council member, Frank Baker, described the party as \u200d&#8221;unfortunate and \u2062divisive,&#8221;\u2062 he clarified that he was \u200bnot personally \u2063offended by the email. Baker expressed his belief that\u2062 the incident should not further divide the council.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Mayor Michelle Wu defends \u2064her\u200b decision to host a\u2062 holiday party exclusively for elected officials of \u200bcolor. Despite the\u200b accidental invitations sent to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">city council members<\/a>, she maintains that the event is a long-standing tradition meant to foster unity and provide a space for shared experiences. The support from council members of color and the understanding of one white council member suggest that while the mishap was \u200cunfortunate, it did not cause significant offense\u2062 or division\u200b within the council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu defended her decision to host a holiday party for elected officials of color. An accidental email invitation was sent to all city councilors, causing a mix-up. The &#8220;Electeds of Color Holiday Party&#8221; is scheduled for Wednesday, and Mayor Wu stands by her intention to celebrate diversity and inclusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2125905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2125904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2125904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2125905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2125904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2125904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2125904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}