Results: Boston mayor defends hosting 'Electeds of Color Holiday Party' after email controversy

The email invite for an "Electeds of Color Holiday Party" was sent out by a city employee, asking for RSVPs and dietary restrictions from council members who planned to attend the event. It's just one of many parties that will be held for Boston elected officials during this holiday season, Wu said, but this one was only intended to go to the six minority council members. "I think we all have been in a position at one point where an email went out and there was a mistake in the recipients, so there was truly just an honest mistake that happened in issuing the invitation," Wu, who is the first woman and person of color elected mayor of Boston, told the media Wednesday ahead of the event, NBC Boston reported. Have you ever been in a situation where you accidentally invited someone to an event they weren't supposed to be invited to?

Council members of color also spoke to media after Wednesday night's City Council meeting, saying that this shouldn't be a controversy at all, and that people of color deserve spaces to gather. "It is not at all divisive, it is creating spaces for people and communities and identities with shared experiences to come together," said Ruthzee Louijeune, a Boston city councilor at-large. "We are still breaking barriers and it is so important for us to carve out and create that space." Do you think a minority only holiday party is a reason for controversy?