U. S. Sen Ed Markey and Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III will hit the debate stage tonight as riots continue to erupt across the nation protesting George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer — and as the issue of civil rights takes center stage in the Senate primary.
U. S. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III will hit the debate stage Monday night as riots continue to erupt across the nation protesting George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer — and as the issue of civil rights takes center stage in the Senate primary.
Markey and Kennedy could face tough questions as to why either of the two privileged, white men are the best candidate to represent black voters in Massachusetts. Both men held virtual listening sessions Sunday with several members of the black community as frustration and anger continued about ongoing police mistreatment in America.
“We must say loudly and clearly that Black lives matter and demand an end to police violence against Black Americans,” wrote Markey, a Malden Democrat, on Twitter Sunday before his 5:30 p.
