Kim Janey breaks barriers as the first Black female mayor of Boston
Kim Janey. Photo by: City of Boston By: The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who makes history as the city’s first female and first person of color to take the office. Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. The Boston City Council President […] The post Kim Janey breaks barriers as the first Black female mayor of Boston appeared first on The Cincinnati Herald.
Kim Janey. Photo by: City of Boston
By: The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who makes history as the city’s first female and first person of color to take the office.
Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary.
The Boston City Council President Janey, who is Black, has stepped into the role of acting mayor and is scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing in Wednesday.
Walsh said for the past two months he’s had regular meetings and conversations with Janey to ensure a smooth transition. Walsh, the latest in a long line of largely Irish-American Boston mayors stretching back the better part of a century, said he welcomed the change.
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