Boston's final two mayoral candidates attended a forum aimed at Black voters after the three Black candidates were eliminated from the race in this month's preliminary election. The forum was held Wednesday night at Second Church of Dorchester and is sponsored by an alliance of four Black clergy organizations: Second Church of Dorchester; Pastors from Prophetic Resistance Boston; Black Ministers Alliance – Ten Point Coalition; and the Baptist Minister’s Conference of Boston and Vicinity. Mayoral finalists and Boston city councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George both talked about their immediate first steps if they were to be elected, since the winner of the race will be sworn in shortly after the election."I have committed to making sure that in that very, very first stretch, we are coming up with a plan evaluating all of our city-owned buildings and property to offer some relief for the situation at (Massachusetts Avenue) and (Melnea Cass Boulevard)," Wu said."Building a cabinet that is diverse. Building a cabinet that is representative of our city, of what our city needs our focus to be — whether it's racial justice, whether it's housing, whether it's education and public safety and public health," Essaibi George said.Wu and Essaibi George made history this month when they finished first and second, respectively, in the preliminary election. Whoever wins in November will become the first woman and person of color elected to lead the city. Wu’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan. Essaibi George describes herself as a first-generation Arab Polish-American.But the results of the preliminary election eliminated three Black candidates, Acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilor Andrea Campbell and John Barros, the city’s former economic development chief."We may not have the opportunity to choose a Black person as mayor but the issues that impact Black and Brown residents of Boston remain," the organizers of Wednesday's forum wrote in an announcement. "As a unified group of pastors and clergy members we are bringing an opportunity for candidates and residents to engage with each other, listen to stories, create a vision that moves us all forward and finally, hold the next mayor accountable for the issues that we say as a community are important to us."COVID-19 precautions for the event include mask-wearing for those who attend in-person and an option for virtual attendance. Wu and Essaibi George are expected to make statements, answer questions and greet voters during the event.