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Judi Lynn

(160,586 posts)
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 03:16 PM Aug 2018

Boston's 1st black police commissioner sworn in

Source: Associated Press


Updated 1:03 pm CDT, Monday, August 6, 2018

BOSTON (AP) — William Gross has been sworn in as Boston's first black police commissioner.

Gross took the oath on Monday at the Morning Star Baptist Church in front of his family, officers and community members.

Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh called it a "historic occasion." Walsh says Gross is not only Boston's first black police commissioner, but "America's next great police commissioner."

Gross says he's humbled by the promotion and thanked the seniors in the room who paved the way for him to get there.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Boston-s-1st-black-police-commissioner-to-be-13133883.php

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Boston's 1st black police commissioner sworn in (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP
All I can say is BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #1
Well surprise me. I was to Boston a long time ago and won't say more than that I'm surprised lunasun Aug 2018 #2
Good luck to him. elleng Aug 2018 #3
Boston is still a snobbish and rascist. AllTooEasy Aug 2018 #4

BumRushDaShow

(129,228 posts)
1. All I can say is
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 03:31 PM
Aug 2018

good luck with that arrangement.

I think Boston is one of the last of the "bigger" cities to have one.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
2. Well surprise me. I was to Boston a long time ago and won't say more than that I'm surprised
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 03:44 PM
Aug 2018

Good news

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