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Cherelle Parker makes history as Philly's 100th mayor
Cherelle Parker makes history as Philly’s 100th mayor
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY 25 min ago
About 3,500 people nearly filled the spacious Metropolitan Opera House of Philadelphia to witness the inauguration of Mayor Cherelle Parker. The line to enter was still hundreds long well after the ceremony was scheduled to start.
The historic nature of the day was on the minds of many who had acquired tickets.
Janice Sykes-Ross said that Parker’s election is already making a difference for Philadelphians. “This is our year, as a Black woman, having a woman leading the city of Philadelphia,” she says.
“Having the first African American female mayor in Philadelphia is [a] historic occasion,” said Philly resident Julie, who declined to give her last name. “I definitely want to be here to be a part of that and to cheer her on.”
(snip)
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/cherelle-parker-makes-history-as-philly-s-100th-mayor/article_219b4142-64c2-5e06-a51b-9ddb8476ad51.html
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY 25 min ago
About 3,500 people nearly filled the spacious Metropolitan Opera House of Philadelphia to witness the inauguration of Mayor Cherelle Parker. The line to enter was still hundreds long well after the ceremony was scheduled to start.
The historic nature of the day was on the minds of many who had acquired tickets.
Janice Sykes-Ross said that Parker’s election is already making a difference for Philadelphians. “This is our year, as a Black woman, having a woman leading the city of Philadelphia,” she says.
“Having the first African American female mayor in Philadelphia is [a] historic occasion,” said Philly resident Julie, who declined to give her last name. “I definitely want to be here to be a part of that and to cheer her on.”
(snip)
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/cherelle-parker-makes-history-as-philly-s-100th-mayor/article_219b4142-64c2-5e06-a51b-9ddb8476ad51.html
She was sworn in by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marsha Fudge. All kinds of politicos are there including my Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-3), Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., Reps Brendan Doyle (PA-2) & Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5) and she even said NYC Mayor Eric Adams was there.
Congrats to her!