Kim Janey: “I never even imagined I would see a black mayor in my lifetime in the city of Boston.”

While I am proud to be Boston`s first women mayor and the first mayor of color I am also very proud to know that I will not be the last.

I had rocks and racial slurs thrown at my bus simply for attending school while black.

My life’s work from education advocacy to leading the city council has been centered around making sure every child has the opportunity to learn and succeed in a more just city than the one I grew up in.

As I reflect back on two prints that I hung in my office and as we lace up our sneakers to finish this race, and you know I will be wearing Converse, we must continue to run toward justice, equity and love. Just like Vice President Kamala…