Janey becomes 1st woman, person of color to be Boston mayor

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Source: Associate Press/The Boston Herald

FILE – In this This Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Boston City Council President Kim Janey attends an event at Boston City Hall. Boston has a new mayor in Janey, who became the city’s first female and first person of color to take the office Monday, March 22, 2021. Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. Janey, who is Black, stepped into the role of acting mayor and is scheduled to be sworn in Wednesday. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via AP, File)

By ASSOCIATED PRESS |
PUBLISHED: March 22, 2021 at 10:37 p.m. | UPDATED: March 23, 2021 at 8:09 a.m.

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON (AP) — Boston has a new mayor in Kim Janey, who became the city’s first female and first person of color to take the office Monday.

Marty Walsh resigned Monday evening to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary. The Boston City Council President Janey, who is Black, stepped into the role of acting mayor and is scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing in Wednesday.

Walsh, the latest in a long line of largely Irish-American Boston mayors stretching back the better part of a century — with one notable Italian-American exception — said he welcomed the change.

“History will be made tonight,” Walsh said earlier in the evening. “We’re an extremely diverse city from different backgrounds and different nationalities and different skin colors. I think it’s a good thing for our city. I think it’s a great thing for our city.”

Read more: https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03/22/janey-becomes-1st-woman-person-of-color-to-be-boston-mayor/

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1. YES! It's a great thing for our city!

We're sorry to see Marty "It's a paarty with Maarty" Walsh leave for Washington, but he'll do great things there, and Mayor Janey will make history here.

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2. Congrats to her!

For anyone interested - here is a local Boston streaming site for the swearing in ceremony. Should go live some time tomorrow (Wednesday) -