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Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley greeted family, friends, and supporters after beating Rep. Michael Capuano in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. Meredith Nierman/WGBH In a surprise defeat that reflects a changing Democratic party, Boston City Council member Ayanna Pressley has defeated 10-term Democratic Rep. Mike Capuano in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. Pressley is poised to become the first African-American woman to represent Massachusetts in the state's congressional history. "It's not enough for Democrats to be back in power," she said at her election night celebration. "It matters who those Democrats are." Pressley's victory is indicative of the broader success of female Democrats this election cycle. She joins a number of other black women who've won their primaries this year, including Stacey Abrams, who's running for governor in Georgia, Lauren Underwood, running f

“We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us and wealth classified us.” Pravinee Hurbungs  This racial double standard is on full display pic.twitter.com/2Tyb4F7Q1N — NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 24, 2018 Welp Oh Well GIF from Welp GIFs