Kim Janey, who had stones thrown at her school bus as a child during the age of racial segregation in Boston, made history this Wednesday by becoming the first black woman to be mayor of the city of that city.

Janey replaces his fellow democrat Marty Walsh, who resigned Monday to become the president’s labor secretary Joe Biden. She has served as the president of the City Council and will serve as interim mayor until the fall elections.

Janey He has not said whether he will run in the next election.

“Today is a new day. I stand before you as the first black woman and mayor of Boston, the city I love. “, He said Janey during the town hall event. “I come to this day with a life experience different from that of the men who came before me.”

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Janey, 55, promised to give urgency to work. He said his administration will be open to those who have felt disconnected from the city’s power structure.

Helping the city emerge from the pandemic and create a more equitable economy will be one of the main goals of his administration, according to Janey, who pledged to drive testing and access to vaccines in the neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19.

Janey He also promised to address food insecurity, housing and public transportation and work to close the city’s wealth gap, in part by ensuring that minority-owned businesses have a fairer chance of landing contracts with the city.

Boston’s new mayor, Kim Janey, hugs her granddaughter, Rosie, after being sworn in on the Boston city council. (Globe Live Media Photo / Elise Amendola)

He also vowed to work to ensure that city police serve all residents fairly.

“Over the past year, the very communities hardest hit by the public health crisis have experienced the highest rate of food and housing insecurity … I will address these economic disparities with new urgency to reopen Boston’s economy with equity.” , he assured the media.

Judge Kimberly Budd, who took the oath, was named president of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 2020, the first black woman to lead the state’s highest court.

US Representative Ayanna Pressley, who presided over the ceremony, was the first black woman to serve on the City Council and to be elected to Congress by Massachusetts.

Pressley described Janey What “A proud fourth generation Roxbury daughter”, the heart of the city’s black community.

“She will lead with clear eyes, a full heart and a firm hand”, Pressley said. “She will make a big difference.”

The Rev. Willie Bodrick, II, Senior Pastor of Twelfth Baptist Church, delivered the invocation.

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