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1 week agoZohran Mamdani Is Following a Trail That Jesse Jackson Blazed
Zohran Mamdani's election shows a multiracial majority built on justice, equality, and inclusion can win and counter authoritarianism.
We stand here on Boston Common, where 60 years ago, a different kind of king, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 20,000 people for Roxbury down Columbus Ave to call for equal rights for all our neighbors. And we stand here today to tell the Trump Administration when it comes to our freedoms, when it comes to our families, Boston
Thousands of protesters are expected to gather this morning in Oakland to march in opposition to what many see as increasing authoritarianism by the Trump Administration - part of a day of "No Kings" protests in an estimated 2,500 cities and towns across the United States. Oakland's No Kings rally in June drew an estimated 10,000 people, along with a range of elected officials including Rep. Lateefah Simon, state assemblymember Mia Bonta, and Alameda County supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas.