🎧: Tanisha Sullivan, president of NAACP Boston, was chosen as co-chair a new council to advise Gov. Maura Healey on Black empowerment. She joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk about the council.
Gov. Maura Healey has created a new council to advise her office on Black empowerment.
The group will weigh in on a number of issues impacting Black people in Massachusetts, from economic prosperity to education.Tanisha Sullivan, president of NAACP Boston, was chosen as co-chair among the more than 30 Black leaders appointed by Healey. She joined WBUR'sThis segment aired on February 28, 2023.
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