.@AyannaPressley spoke with passion & conviction to the hundreds of cyclists at today’s @R4BLBOS. She said black people have fought for the collective emancipation, but “often to advance everyone else at the expense of our own full freedoms.” #RideForBlackLives@wbznewsradio
Coverage of #RideForBlackLives wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t mention Tania Anderson whose husband she says is wrongly imprisoned for murder @AandRproject. @R4BLBOS is raising money for Sisters Unchained. @wbznewsradio
About two dozen black-owned businesses participated in the Seaport x @blackownedbos outdoor market on Seaport Common Sunday afternoon. Owners told me it was nice to sell to a different demographic @seaportbos. @wbznewsradio
From jewelry, clothes & bath products to baked goods & art, small black-owned businesses set up shop for #Boston’s Seaport x @blackownedbos Market hosted by @seaportbos and @wsdevelopment@wbznewsradio
Like most 17 year olds, Oliveira’s daughter, Victoria, rolls her eyes & says, “It’s hysterical, it’s ridiculous. Your right of free speech is very important, but it’s a little overkill.” She expects her father will soon be an internet meme. @realDonaldTrump@wbznewsradio
Oliveira, who’s on the @NBPublicSchools School Committee, says it’s about freedom of speech & the electric fence is easier than “standing out there w/ a 12 gauge.” He says he doesn’t discriminate, the warning signs are in 3 languages. @realDonaldTrump@wbznewsradio
After 6 of his @realDonaldTrump 2020 signs were stolen from his New Bedford lawn, John Oliveira surrounded one w/ electric fence. I didn’t test it out, but he said it’s live & would knock me on my “a**” if I touched it. This sign has been safe for 3 weeks now. @wbznewsradio
From the hospital bed in her living room, Lisa can see the front yard & her husband Frank says she was overjoyed when the Christmas lights were turned on. Lisa gave Frank what’s likely his final Christmas gift from her, this brand new truck. @wbznewsradio
Even their 97 year old neighbor put up a Christmas angel that faces Lisa’s home, and friends and neighbors are sending Lisa Christmas cards. @wbznewsradio
When friends & coworkers found out 52 yr old Lisa Carreiro’s dying wish was to spend one more Christmas w/ her husband & 2 sons, they decorated her home in #Acushnet & then neighbors decorated theirs. Her husband Frank says she can’t believe how much she is loved. @wbznewsradio
Justice #RuthBaderGinsburg inspired many including Bristol County Bar Advocate, Attorney Paula Plouffe (left), a foot soldier in the fight for justice. She says #Ginsburg’s work motivated her to became a lawyer to help level the legal playing field for everyone. @wbznewsradio
It’s been a tough week for retired SJC Justice Fernande R.V. Duffly w/ loss of Justice Gants & #RuthBaderGinsburg. The @northeastern Prof. says the push to replace #Ginsburg will focus on undoing the ways she protected the rights & lives of women seeking abortions. @wbznewsradio
Flanked by @MarcosDevers, @danrivera01843 & #Lawrence City Councilor Maria De La Cruz, @EdMarkey calls on @senatemajldr to provide $1 trillion in #COVID19 relief for cities & towns. He says if he doesn’t it will be a central issue on 11/3. @wbznewsradio
.@EdMarkey doesn’t think @SenateGOP understand the electoral consequences of trying to fill #RBG’s seat on #SCOTUS before 11/3. He says it will dramatically increase turnout by swing suburban voters because they know #RoeVWade is now on the ballot. @wbznewsradio
.@EdMarkey says democrats are about to engage in an historic battle on the floor of @USSenate. He says if @senatemajldr rushes to fill the seat, when democrats control the Senate, they’ll abolish the filibuster & add more justices to #SCOTUS. @wbznewsradio