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On the heels of Kim Janey’s historic inauguration as Boston’s first female and first black mayor, we wanted to highlight and celebrate other Women of Color leading across Massachusetts.  

Women of Color leading across Massachusetts

In 2008, of the 13 Boston City Councilors only 2 were women and 4 were people of color. Ayanna Pressley changed that when she made history as the first woman of color ever elected to the Boston City Council. Today, 8 of the 13 members are women, and 7 of the 13 are people of color.

In 2018, Rachel Rollins was elected DA of Suffolk County, the first woman of color ever to serve as a Massachusetts district attorney.

That same year, Ayanna Pressley continued to break barriers by becoming the first black woman representing the state of Massachusetts ever elected to the US House of Representatives. 

In 2020, Chief Justice Kimberly Budd was sworn in as the first black woman ever to lead the Massachusetts Supreme Court.

"For every little girl or woman who doubts her ability to lead, #bospoli voters present the women of the Boston City Council" - Mayor Kim Janey (then City councilor Janey) 

“The people closest to the pain, should be the closest to the power, driving & informing the policymaking”  -Ayanna Pressley, Congresswoman

Representation and Boston

Boston is a majority-minority city. For too long, our city government did not represent the people and communities that make up Boston’s neighborhoods. 

Now we have our first woman and woman of color leading the city. We should celebrate the activists and leaders who made the progress we see today possible and honor them by continuing to work towards a better Boston. 

That's it for us this week. As always, we appreciate you helping us grow by sharing on social media.

Best,

A Better Boston Team

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