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Smoke-Filled Rooms

Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 21s

Discussion about race and ethnicity as it relates to the 2021 mayoral race. From a reference to the “smoky room” of old political campaigns, to the advantages and disadvantages of having multiple candidates of one race, as well as the groundbreaking election of Ayanna Pressley who changed the rules of the game and became the first Black woman congressional rep from Massachusetts.

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